thoughts on which design style you like

[philtrum]

Hi

I spent a couple of hours in cad tonight, and came up with some new mini quad designs

do you like, if so which ones, and i will develop them further



Thanks Phil

[dougc]

I like the look of 1 and 4 arms look stronger 

[arturios]

No. 4... that';s my final answer  ::)

[ChavasRegal]

No 4

[Revs]

In theory a curved arm would be weaker, so I';m gonna say No.3. Though I';d make the motor mounts a big bigger to help protect the motors in an impact.

[doowop]

2 and 3  ::)

[guest325]

No 3 if you changed the sharp corners to radii.

[yama]

No. 1 or 4

But might be worth enlarging the curves around the outer bolt holes on the body just to add a little more strength like you have done on No.3

[Ben]

I would think that 2 or 3 would be the strongest if, as mentioned, the corners are rounded. Sharp corners = weak point. 3 has the wider arms though, so number 3 from me.

Edit - What size props are you thinking of?

[Tim2100]

3

[annikk.exe]

I would say number 4 because the arms look strong.  1 has strong looking arms too, but the tail looks all thin and impractical.

I personally think form should follow function, especially with something like quadcopters. :>
They say that the extent to which you have a design style is the extent to which you have not solved the design problem.

[Ynot6]

3

[Heliflyer71]

4 - I like it! 

[philtrum]

Thanks everyone

votes so far at

frame 1 - 2 votes
frame 2 - 1 vote
frame 3 - 6 votes
frame 4 - 6 votes

This is for a 4 inch prop mini quad

I';ll do some more work on frames 3 and 4 before getting them cut
Cheers
Phil

[xxpitt]

number 4 for me, thou are the arms independent from the bottom plate?

[Vortecks]

Number 3 for me. Let me know when you';ve got one - I';ll test it for ya 

[flybywire]

Deffo No 2 for moi, I would even double it up for an octo.