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Micro Tricopter (Sub-250g)

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Designed this to try and 3D print a sub-250g tricopter (Transport Canada Reg.)

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Printed in PLA with 2 shells, and ~10% infill at 215C

(Slicer settings will need tweaking for optimal strength)

Non-printed parts list (Some parts may be substituted):
8 M3 Nylon Nuts
4 M3x16mm Screws
3 Brotherhobby Returner R3 1106
3+ Compatible Propellers
MG90S Servo
3 ~6A ESC
Aikon F4 Flight Controller
30x30mm Mounting Hole Power Distribution Board
Female XT30 Connector
Some ~22 Gauge Wires
Some ~18 Gauge Wires
~850mAh 3Cell LiPo
Compatible transmitter/receiver for your remote
Small ~10cm Zipties

Some notes on assembly:
The servo horn will need to be trimmed and CA glued to the rear motor mount
(The servo horn screw is still acessable)
I cut the servo wire and used the header to mount the transmitter/receiver

My Assembled Weight: 168.9g (My vary based on a lot of factors)

Message or comment any (hardware) questions you have

The tethered test flight was sketchy software and control-wise but the frame held up.

Note:
Betaflight doesn't like me or my weird servo setup.
Any help regarding getting betaflight to play nice would be appreciated

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