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    Dragonfly frame weight / other questions?

    Hello FT crew! Does anyone know the weight of the dragonfly frame? Also what is the spacing of the motor mount holes (standard disk, not tilt mount)? One more question, what is the suggested landing gear setup. (I don't think the supplied gear will work with 2 motors pointing down :) Thanks...
  2. Snarls

    Mini Racing Quad Frame Design - Opinions

    Hi all, I've decided that my next multirotor build will be a mini racing quad. I may purchase a carbon fiber frame, but traditionally I design and cut my own frames out of plywood. The issue is that I have no idea what makes a good racing frame, and I need your opinions. Here are my current...
  3. Snarls

    Deadcat Frame Angles

    Hi all, when I return from college in December I am hoping to build a deadcat style quad frame. I have experience with the classic X-configuration, but now I want more space for my camera gimbal mounted out front. My question is: what are the angles between the arms on a deadcat style frame. I...
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    Cheap Simple Mini Quad Frame

    Im still pretty new to all of this but I built a simple frame while I was saving up to buy a carbon fiber or G10 frame and in the end I love it so much I don't have any need to upgrade, at least until I get good enough for some detail to matter to me. So with no metal fasteners (only zip ties)...
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    DJI Phantom Frame Swap

    hey guys, just wondering if anyone has done a frame swap with a phantom? the stock one is super restricting so i've been looking at putting the electronics into an F450 or similar.
  6. Roman. J.

    Alluminium Tricopter

    This is my first rc project. I was inspired by flightest Bat bone frame. I wander if somebody also makes their frames forom alluminium or other sheet metal. This frame survived about 10 hard falls on Concrete before i had to replace tail, yaw mehanism is the first one i made for this model.
  7. kah00na

    Wooden Bat Bones Frame Build

    Wooden Bat Bones Frame Build (with templates) I've like the Bat Bones tricopter since FliteTest released it. When David made it into a V-Tail, I really wanted to build one. I've made three other Tricopter frames out of 1/8" plywood and wanted to do the same thing with the Bat Bones. The...
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    Laser cut frames and camera gimble

    So when i first got into copters, i saw i could but all sorts of frame, but to be honest, they were boring and more importantly it was not challenge or any fun to just build a out of box frame, so i decided i would laser cut my own frames. Now i will point out, i sell these frames, but i can...
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    lasercut tricopter middle sections

    Hi, I'm selling lasercut tricopter middle sections. It is the Optimized RCExplorer Tricopter Template (thanks Colorex and RCExplorer for this). They are lasercut from 4mm birch plywood and weigh 29 grams for a set(top + bottom). The flitetest logo is laser engraved, the dot is the COG. They...
  10. colorex

    Optimized RCExplorer Tricopter Template

    ..:: Optimized RCExplorer Tricopter Template ::.. An optimized tricopter template based on the design by RCExplorer.se Hi guys! After some talking over at Shadow74's tricopter thread, we came to the conclusion that the original RCExplorer template could be a bit better. So I started to...