Improved Tiny Whoop / Inductrix / E010 FPV Frame 3 Grams. 3D Printer Model

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Hi, everybody!

After long loooong nights searching the internet for the best available TW/E010/Micro FPV quad frame I ended up looking at very expensive but still breakable CF/Alu frames that weigh around 6 to 8 grams. Other frames where 3D printed but in such a way that they mimic the original TW or E010 frames, this means they are still breakable and heavier than necessary.

I finally decided to give it a go and started to design my own frame, I already had a set of minimum requirements based on previous experiences with small FPV quads.
I tried to achieve the following requirements in the design of this frame:

  • Light @ only 3 grams,
    Simply everybody with Tiny Whoop experience knows why this is so important!

  • Durable,
    Since you don`t want to have to rebuild the quad after every crash.

  • PropGuards,
    Continue flying after you hit the wall, chair, table, etc and minimize the impact on the electronics.

  • Cheap,
    3D print it yourself or ask a friend.. almost everybody has a printer near him these days..
    Let's do the math: a 1000grams roll of PLA costs approximately 20Euro`s.
    1000/3 grams means 333 frames per roll! that's 0,06Euro per frame.

  • Easy to build and reproduce,
    Building this frame will take you only 15- 20minutes after printing of course.

The latest version is V1.2, this version has the H-shaped section in the middle to hold the battery. A small rubber band is used to hold the battery and is attached to the outer flight controller mounting screws then runs along the bottom of the frame over the H section. Total weight excluding battery will be approximately 21Grams.
my setup: 6mm coreless motors 59000rpm, bee-core, 1s 200~300mAh battery.

For flight computers, I fitted the Beecore_F3 but I am pretty sure the Inductrix and bee brain FC will fit without any problems.

Give it a try and please share your builds and experiences!

Checkout the RCGroups thread as well: https://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?2933423-Another-Inductrix-TW-E010-(FPV)-3D-printed-frame-design!

EDITS:
14-08-2017 > Added a 7mm motor version of the frame.
2-10-2017 > Added a new 7mm version, the frame is slightly bigger which makes it easier
to fit the props, motor mount dimension are changed as well so they fit if
printed at 100% This 7mm version really is a blast to fly compared to 6mm!
2-10-2017> Another update today, I have added bigger frame for 7mm motors that can fit
46mm props.

Tiny_Whoop_frame_6mm_motors_V1.2.stl 3.0MB
Tiny_Whoop_printed_frame_7mm_motors_46mm_props_V1.1.stl 1.2MB
Tiny_Whoop_printed_frame_7mm_motors_V1.3.stl 3.2MB