Heavy Load Quadcopter

By pmavro on Apr 26, 2023

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Hi everyone,

I am new to drone development and I would appreciate your feedback on my proposed build. Our objective is to carry a payload of around 5kg and achieve a flight time of approximately 10 minutes.
Will you think this build will work? Do you have any suggestions?

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Matt W   May 08, 2023  

I had a DJI F450 years ago (the frame you linked is a copy of that), and the biggest prop that would fit was 11" (that was at a push, it was designed for 10" props). I think for 15" props you need a frame around 700mm in size. Otherwise, it should work.

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