Alluminium Tricopter

[Roman. J.]

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.

 

[engineer]

Wow! That frame looks awesome!

I think most people build with what they have available. If I had an aluminum-cutting CAD machine, I'd build from aluminum too!

 

[Roman. J.]

I dont know about other locations, but here in Latvia you can find 5 - 6 companes that work as cnc hub. This is not expensive as it looks, about 25- 30 euro for the frame + 1.5 euro on alluminium squar tube for boom.

 

[xuzme720]

Actually, vibration transfer is a reason you don't see more metal frames. If you aren't flying for stabilized video(and yours looks darn smooth anyway), I say go for it! The design looks awesome and seems to fly super nice!

 

[Roman. J.]

Never thought about how much vibration frame can absorb, this is how it loocks on 808 #16 V2, with unbalanced 0845 props on a windy day. Using peace of velcro to mount camera.

Maybe i should balance props and motors some day, and mount motors on some kind of foam...
P.S. use HD mode in youtube settings.

 

[Roman. J.]