Designed, 3D-printed, build and flown my own foldable 450 quad

Ludodg

Member
Hello all.
Wanted to make a foldable quad, for ease of transportation, on hollyday, hiking, ...
I learned the basics of Fusion360 (with the help of my son), got into designing on paper first, then in fusion 360.
I made STL-files of my parts and printed them in PETG on my Prusa MK3 and self-build AM8.

The prototype has flown allready.
I must admit I am a better designer and builder then I am a pilot ... but am motivated to learn.
The prototype made me aware of some improvements too .. as this what aprototype is for :) and I am now designing and 3D-printing new parts to improve the quad.

It is supposed to be a 450mm-quad.

Motors 4 x 920Kv
9x4 props (DJI-style)
ESC: Multistar 4 in 1 31A
TX: Frsky X8R (RX: Taranis)
FC: Skyline32
with Betaflight.



Some pictures:
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maiden flight: HERE

Folding: HERE
 
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Ludodg

Member
new and adapted:
Extra plate for mounting antennae
Thinking about making some landing gear
New chassis-plates with added mounting holes, hole for the battery-connector, ...
Changed front brace with hole (camera?)
Changed back face for ease of wiring and mounting antennae
Thinking about some GoPro-mounting gear.

Might try with 8x4 props ... maybe the 9"-props are a bit overkill.