Also, I think the plus configuration would be stronger than my designs cause your carbon rods have a straight path from motor to motor. Nice job dude!

thanks man! its currently tipping it down with rain here in england, which is a bit annoying but i will try to get a flight in as soon as possible.

also dude, if you allow me, I might add a ChopSticks V3 plus design. I'll mention you in the articles but basically its a shrunken down version (2.5-3") of yours?

thats perfectly fine man!

yeah, i had the exact same thing, but i have a lip actually incorporated in the main frame and i do not have to worry about that at the moment! thanks for the comment man

i kind of just plonk down on the floor and then go pick it up, ill share some footage once the weather gets better in england though! and when i did fly it , i hand launched it as i do not have a suitable way of launching it otherwise

i got it online at nexus modeling supplies in england, but you can order it on amazon in many variants

i think lots of people use it for making model aircraft but i may be mistaken

I have a few square carbon rods from RCExplorer (Davids Tricopter site) that may be useful here. However I'd need to make my own files to customize the fit for them. The upside i that each arm could be just one rod vs two of the round ones.

this is true, and i didn't think of that! i might have to order some to give a try for myself actually. thanks for the tip

For an 11XX motor you'd need a rod width of 5-6 mm. (hollow) Such as from here: https://hobbyking.com/en_us/carbon-fiber-square-tube-750x6mm.html?queryID=&objectID=35503&indexName=hbk_live_magento_en_us_products

For 22XX motors a 10 mm wide rod should do nicely.

Better yet, the hollow part of the tube can be filled with balsa-wood and glued inside. The would effectively make the rods unbreakable but still very light.

thanks!

Thanks! It flies quite smooth actually, i thought the yaw would be a slight bit slow, as the motors are asymmetric, but it stays quite planted. it also kind of feels like it attacks more? like it seems to want to be at an angle more than my other quads. the only reason why i think this would be the case is because the rear motor is further back. ill try get out and fly it some point soon, but the weather isn't too great in england at the moment. if i do ill be sure to post a video

I live in Denmark so i know how you feel about the weather this time of year xD

Interesting about the flight characteristics! I would't expect yaw issues as much as pitch. Don't you feel a difference in up- and down-wards pitch?

i just took it out for a quick flight before it got cloudy, and yeah, i really tried to identify how the pitch axis behaved. it seemed to me that it almost was a bit slower pitching forward than backwards but it was only noticeable doing quick juddery movements! ill keep you updated on that factor

thanks man, ill be sure to give that a try when i inevitably break something!