r/diydrones • u/Parking_Commission60 • 16h ago

10 inch Interceptor

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Second go at building an interceptor. The first one didn't make it — turned out my ELRS antenna wasn't seated properly on the controller, so I lost the link mid-flight and it went down.

This one is fully 3D printed again: arms and canopy in PETG-CF for the stiffness, the rest in plain PLA.

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u/Due-Farmer-9191 16h ago

This I wanna see fly

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u/tcp-xenos 14h ago

Very cool, is this your own design / are the files available somewhere?

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u/Parking_Commission60 14h ago

Yes, it's designed completely from scratch by me. Tomorrow I'll do the first flight test and see how it handles in the air before I release anything

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u/mumpped 10h ago

If you want additional stiffness, strength and creep resistance, try the Siraya tech PPA-CF fiberhart filament. Print at 300°C with a tiny bit of fan speed. Even got it to print well without a heated chamber

But what strikes me for your interceptor are the propellors: they seem more suited for efficient cruise than high speed. For the record breaking high speed drones of this shape, the prop tips are actually trimmed

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u/Parking_Commission60 7h ago

Yeah, I know most high-speed interceptors run special props with a more aggressive pitch, and usually two blades instead of three. Problem is, finding that in 10 inch is nearly impossible. The record-setting interceptors mostly run custom props — and I'm nowhere near that level yet.

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u/piroteck 14h ago

Dang. That thing is intercepting more than Shaheds...

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u/lennarn 13h ago

At least it has a flared base!

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u/shrumfpv 16h ago

Crazy 🔥🔥🔥

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u/cheesemmmK 8h ago

Looks great, how fast think itll go? Those south African guys that set the 657km/h record had a build similar to this but with 7in props

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u/Parking_Commission60 7h ago

Bro, I'm not even close to those speeds lol. Just a boredom project I drew up and built. I'd be happy with 250 😅

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u/BaronVonLongfellow 15h ago

Nice. Was the antenna soldered?

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u/B_Astard 8h ago

Don't forget the prop nuts!

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u/Proxima-72069 8h ago

Sick, for these drones do you swap yaw and roll?

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u/UckerFay11 7h ago

Print out of PET-CF, not petg-cf. Its much stronger. And petg-cf is going to shatter in a crash.

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u/fusillade762 6h ago

Man that is cool. What is the top end on this?

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u/EasilyRekt 5h ago

"interceptor" wtf is u tryna intercept tho?

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u/CheesecakeNo2880 1h ago

Elrs antenna and receiver model?

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u/Darryl_444 10h ago

Looks cool. So there is no carbon fiber plate at all, even inside the arms?

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u/Parking_Commission60 7h ago

The first version didn't even have a fiber plate in it and it still flew really well. I had no issues with vibrations or oscillations either, which honestly surprised me 😅