About the drone
The other day we already told you about the high-speed drone XM2 InterseptorFPV drones based on them. Shendrones Thicc is a 7-inch octocopter built from the ground up in X8 configurationBlackMagic Pocket Cinema
According to Andy, the idea of building the Thicc drone arose by chance, or to be precise, he received an order from three buyers for the manufacture of 7-inch hexacopters and when almost everything was ready, his friend and fellow hobbyist - Gab (Gabriel Kocher - top pilot of the DRL league 2017-2018; has vast experience in shooting and building UAVs from scratch; assembled, set up and tested one of the three drones Thicc), through weighty arguments, recommended abandoning the hexacopter configuration and implementing a project based on the octocopter in the X8 configuration
Another person known both in hobby and in world drone racing - Paul Nurkkala or Nurk (Drone World Champion -Racing DRL Allianz 2018; current top pilot in the DRL league; has vast experience in building UAVs from scratch; assembled, configured and tested one of the three Thicc drones).
A detailed report of the manufacturing process, assembly, test flights of the hexacopter and octocopter from Andy Shen can be viewed here. You can also access the data to print drone elements yourself here.
Frame
Drone arms are made of 8mm carbon. The thickness of the plates of the central part of the frame is 2.5 mm, the bottom plate is 3 mm. At the base there are two stacks for flight controllers 30 × 30, 20 mm high. The developer clarifies that when ordering a drone, you can ask to install 25 or 30 mm stands instead of the standard version.
Recommended Build
The basic recommended build includes:
- Flight Controller: Lumenier Lux7
- ESC: 2 × 4 -in-1
- Motors: Brotherhobby 2806.5 1300KV
Complete set includes printed parts: landing legs, FPV camera mount and camera damper mounts (both versions in the images). The DJI version also includes a compartment for the DJI Air Unit and antenna mounts.
Price
depending on equipment:
- Carbon
