The Alien frame requires a pdb as a brace, but if you don't need that PDB it's about 11g of dead weight. This cuts down the weight a bit and is still allows arm removal without 3d printing a nut holder or dismantling the quad.
This design is UNTESTED.
Requires 4x pressnuts (apparently you should buy a few extra press nuts because sometime the aren't threaded perfectly):
I don't need the PDB for my Alien and that PDB weighs in at 11.6g. Removing the PDB entirely isn't really an option as the frame requires it for rigidity.
So I made this and a nut holder!
Seems to work well even in 1.5mm.
Nut holder is over at the thingiverse: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2521181
This is 3" stretch frame designed to fit in with T4B DESIGN's excellent range of products for his TOOTHRIP and TANKY offerings. It'll fit 11xx, 1304 and 1407 motors. I've only built up an 1104 build 2s build (on the 3mm version of this frame)... and as you can see from the video below - perhaps I'm a novice pilot but this lightweight form factor is PERFECT for me. It's still really fast and capable but also super super quiet. People barely notice it flying so it's perfect for backyards (even big ones). This frame should fit the slightly oversized HQ3030 3" props (but just barely).
There are lots of other options for this same form 3" quad form factor done by T4B DESIGN and perhaps more importantly, this frame was designed to fit his ecosystem of camera mounts - lots of links below:
This is 3" stretch frame designed to fit in with T4B DESIGN's excellent range of products for his TOOTHRIP and TANKY offerings. It'll fit 11xx, 1304 and 1407 motors. I've only built up an 1104 build 2s build (on the 3mm version of this frame)... and as you can see from the video below - perhaps I'm a novice pilot but this lightweight form factor is PERFECT for me. It's still really fast and capable but also super super quiet. People barely notice it flying so it's perfect for backyards (even big ones). This frame should fit the slightly oversized HQ3030 3" props (but just barely).
GOING FOR 1306 or 1407?Try the 4mm version of this frame:
There are lots of other options for this same form 3" quad form factor done by T4B DESIGN and perhaps more importantly, this frame was designed to fit his ecosystem of camera mounts - lots of links below: