Carbon Ninja Tricopter by Lightwaver

Last crawled date: 3 years ago

This is a tricopter I designed whilst wondering how cheaply a tri could be made. I designed it to be a 250 size (250mm diameter circle through motor centers), so that specs between this and 250 size mini-quads would be similar.
Disclaimer: I do not have not built this yet, as I do not have a 3d printer, and I have no idea how it handles... If you decide to build this, let me know how it goes and how it handles!
That said, here are the "ideal" specs that I calculated from the parts chosen:
Absolute max speed: 72mph (will be less due to air not being an ideal fluid)
Flight time: 7-15 minutes (varies with flight style)
Here are the parts I designed around:Motors (x3)ESCs (x3)Naze32 Flight Controller (Unsoldered)Naze32 Flight Controller (Soldered)ServoBatteryReceiver ---This is the one I would use because I have a cheap inexpensive remote (It's actually a really good deal)---
Concerning the propellers, they're cheap, so you might as well get extras... If you're anything like me, you'll need them ;)Propellers CCWPropellers CW
Additional Parts:Carbon Fiber Plate (hence the "Carbon" in "Carbon Ninja")Carbon Fiber Square Tube (10mm x 10mm x 750mm) or Carbon Fiber Square Tube (10mm x 10mm x 300mm)The round hole in the middle is really important!Carbon Fiber Round Tube (8mm OD x 750mm) (You could also use wood)
x8   -- M3 x 4mm Screws
x4   -- M3 x 8mm Standoffs
x4   -- #6-32 x 5/8" Screws
x17   -- #6-32 x 9/16" Screws
x6 or 12 -- M2 x 14mm Screws
You'll also need zip-ties, heat shrink, velcro (1/2" wide for GoPro mount), heat shrink, piano wire (or similar), and connectors to finish it up.
There are only four parts that need to be 3D printed: two front landing gear, one rear tail landing gear/servo mount, and one tail boom control arm mount.