This drone is modeled off of a project from one of my 3D modeling classes a few years ago. At the time I purchased the center brackets for $5 for the chance I may build it one day and it turns out that is what I ended up doing:

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Since I had a lot of remaining components from my first drone I only had to buy a few parts(4 motors and a flight controller).

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Next, I fabricated the frame of the drone by cutting a carbon fiber tube and drilling holes into the locations needed for the brackets and motors.

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From there I needed to build a landing skid. I used a dowel rod and my 3D printer to build a landing skid. The versions you see pictured are test prints. I have made some design changes since the time of the pictures. I also included some springs inside of the landing skid to achieve a smoother landing.(I will upload more pictures at future date when I finish the landing skid.

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What makes this drone different? 

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To me it isn't the application but the fact that most of the drone was fabricated by me and not from off the shelf parts. This made the project more fun and I cant wait to complete it and take it out to fly.

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The drawings and animation was done in solid edge