Kermit oh Kermit where art though????????? I have lost my drone without flying it

Added a high-voltage spark generator to my 5 inch FPV drone, controlled via ELRS & ESP32

the original goal was just learning high-voltage circuits and building a basic arc generator. It eventually evolved into this drone mod as a fun experiment. Just a hobbyist learning project, keeping it safe in the workshop!

This was the 3rd flight for my 7" drone. I have no idea what caused it to crash like that, luckily the only damage was some bent props. At first I though that I flew out of range but my hardware (Avatar GT2 and a Foxeer ELRS 2.4g receiver) should extend far beyond where I was flying. Currently my theory is that the GT2 caused a brown out. However it is connected to 12V and the OSD recording does not show a sudden spike.

Where is a good source for drone parts. The one I'm looking for specifically right now is a night vision camera but if the offer other parts that's a plus.

How do you think I did for the first 5 inch and first build

Hey everyone, I'm working on a transforming drone project and could really use a sanity check on a mechanical design since my background isn't in ME. I'm trying to figure out the best way to physically implement a specific wheel thruster assembly.

The basic idea is that the outer wheel needs to be driven by a timing belt and pulley setup, but right in the center of this wheel, there needs to be a BLDC flight motor that stays completely stationary while the outer wheel spins around it. On top of that, the three phase wires for that inner BLDC motor need to pass directly through the center of the wheel assembly and route back into the main chassis without twisting or getting tangled when the robot drives on the ground.

I understand the rough concept of keeping the core fixed while the rim spins, but I'm struggling to picture the exact mechanical stack on how to implement it. How would you guys go about implementing this in CAD? Something like these pictures.

Pictures are from ATMO research paper.

This is a guy from the ”goofy first drone build” post.

Decided that this goofy flip also belongs here.