Blue Dog V3 : Unibody Quadcopter

I designed this Quadcopter with the intention of making it quicker to assemble than other DIY kits. Here are the features:

ARMS

4 Arms and Main plate form a single structure.  No need to  bolt the arms and main plate together.  Arms desgined for 3100KV Motor with  5 MM shaft and  M2 screws  Arms have 2 pairs of slots for routing a cable tie.  40 MM max width of arm to accomodate upto 6A ESCs  Arm thickness is 2 MM supported by a 5 MM wide and 10 MM thick under skirt. Skirt adds rigidity to the arms while also acting as a landing gear with wide load distribution.    

Main Plate

60 MM wide and 200 MM long main plate for placing Micro FPV camera, VTX, FC, RX and a 2S battery in the same plane  18 M3 holes  evenly spread across the  body for mounting accessories.  Outer holes form a 30.5 square for mounting a CC3D board.  Horizontal slits for rounting wires and velcros.  Supported by 5MM  wide and 10 MM thick under skirt.   Adds rigidity to the 2 MM thick plate while also acting as a landing skid.  

Accessories:

  • 10 Degree tilted FPV Camera Mount
  • Tail for adding an Rx or its antenna

Note that this is intended to be a not-fast quadcopter: aimed at FPV beginners. My goal is to create something like a Blade 180 QX with the power of brushless motors. I will be assembling this on my own when the print is ready.