Wooden frames...

[lalalandrus]

There seems to be quite a few people making wooden frames. Hobby king
http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/stor ... duct=16583

could be torsionally stiffer in the arms but it does the job
the entire frame with battery is 730g and *almost* didnt need any tuning at all (reduced the stock 4.0P value to 3.8)

Open source models:
https://openkopterframe.svn.sourceforge ... pterframe/

i have cleaned up these models and assmbled them into solidworks that i will post later since people can use this to cut aluminium frames.

[Ceros007]

I saw a video of someone flying this frame. He lost controlled at about 1m above the ground and one arm was broken. It seems pretty cheap.

[lalalandrus]

about 14 dollars cheap..... but the good thing is that glue + wood = good

[kalle123]

If you want to try out a wooden frame, do it like that on

http://www.rcexplorer.se/projects/trico ... erv25.html

[flyman777]

Hi,
I had built the version 1.5 from RCExplorer and it flies very good. The handling is awesome and the repairs are easy to make.
Mine has a arm length from motor axis to CG of 40 cm. the weight including battery (3S 2200mAH) is about 760 g. The body is made with 2 mm plywood and is never broken. The arms are in pinewood square 10x15 mm.

Regards
flyman777

[cardboard]

that square pine is amazing stuff, takes a prety decent beating, splits can be patched with some CA and a half a dozen new booms cost $5. the center section of my tri is just a thin piece of ply cut with a holesaw so all in all my frame costs >10