I'm beginning my first multipcopter build and have decided to do a tricopter.
I'm looking for opinions on using David's original tricopter frame, or should I go with the anycopter frame?
The biggest benefit I see to David's design over the Anycopter is the foldable front arms, for storage and, more importantly, for crashes. The Anycopter images I've seen have the front booms bolted in, so there's no give in a crash situation.
My challenge with David's design is that I haven't found where I can acquire the "glass fiber" (fiberglass?) sheets in order to fab the frame, and I haven't found somewhere selling them at the moment. I've been thinking about trying some thin (about 1/8") plywood I have in my garage as a substitute.
Any thoughts and opinions are welcome.
-Chris
I'm looking for opinions on using David's original tricopter frame, or should I go with the anycopter frame?
The biggest benefit I see to David's design over the Anycopter is the foldable front arms, for storage and, more importantly, for crashes. The Anycopter images I've seen have the front booms bolted in, so there's no give in a crash situation.
My challenge with David's design is that I haven't found where I can acquire the "glass fiber" (fiberglass?) sheets in order to fab the frame, and I haven't found somewhere selling them at the moment. I've been thinking about trying some thin (about 1/8") plywood I have in my garage as a substitute.
Any thoughts and opinions are welcome.
-Chris