Mini FPV Racing Quad- / Hexa- / Tri Copter by bitwise

Last crawled date: 2 years, 12 months ago

2-6-2016: added tougher legs, already proven it's worth .. they realy don't break anymore.. just your frame wil, if you hit a lantern post at full speed.. :D ( i did !)
12-11-2015: Added a sleeker TriCopter centerplate. (V2)
11-11-2015: Build a new Mini Racing TriCopter (size:230).
Added 3 new STL files:
Tri centerplate;
Servo Yaw mount and hinge; ( Turnigy XGD-11MB servo )
Motor Yaw Mount.
For the legs u can use the ones also used for the Quad and Hexa.
Yaw hinge to servo connection i used a piece of 1mm thick paperclip.
For the hinge itself use a M4x25 bolt.
TriCopter setup:
10A simonk Esc's
RCX 1804 2400KV motors
APM mini 2.6 flight controller ( http://nl.aliexpress.com/item/High-Quality-Sale-Mini-APM-V3-1-Flight-Controller-For-ArduPilot-Mega-External-Compass-APM-Drop/32471430412.html?ws_ab_test=searchweb201556_3_79_78_77_92_91_80_61,searchweb201644_5,searchweb201560_9 )
MiniAP GPS with compass ( http://nl.aliexpress.com/item/New-Ublox-7-Series-Mini-GPS-w-Compass-for-APM2-6-APM2-8-PX4-Pixhawk-Mini/32481950052.html?adminSeq=206058708&shopNumber=342338 )
Turnigy XGD-11MB Yaw servo
Frsky V8FR-II 2.4Ghz receiver ( without casing and pins ! )
Weight without battery : 216 grams
TOW with 3S turnigy nano-tech 1500maH : 338 grams
Flight time about: 10 minutes
No FPV installed yet.
4-8-2015: Added some new files > lighter legs + anti-warp version. new centerplate with more space for cabling, also lighter :) ..
I've build a new Hexacopter specs below:
APM mini controller
10Hz Ublox GPS
10A SimonK ESC's
RCX 1804 2400kv motors
5030 GemFan props
Turnigy nano-tech 3S 2200 45-90C battery
FrSky X4R-SB 16 channel telemetry ACCST receiver
Bascom 600mW 5.8Ghz 32ch. mini Video transmitter with Mobius connector
Homebrew RGB lighting system
and i've used the anti-jello mount from my ZMR 250 frame with a new baseplate incl. in sourcefiles for my Mobius.
Weight w/o/ battery: 420 grams
Flight time with 2200maH battery > 7 - 7:30 minutes ( with mobius and VTX )
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFCEnaaKUqY
I wanted to print my own frame for a mini racing fpv quad ....
also included a center plate for a hexacopter ( next project :D )
and here it is ------->
Naze32 acro board
Mantis 12A ESC's
RCX 1804 2400kv motors
5x3 GemFan props
1.4 Ah Turnigy nano-tech 3S 40-80C battery's
600mW 5.8Ghz video TX
Homebrew 5.8Ghz cloverleaf antenna
120deg. 700TVL mini camera
Frsky V8FR-II 2.4Ghz diversity receiver