Smart 100 Carbon Fiber FPV Racing Quadcopter Frame Spare Parts Kit

Smart 100 Carbon Fiber FPV Racing Quadcopter Frame Spare Parts Kit

The Smart 100 is a carbon fiber FPV racing quadcopter frame sold as a spare parts kit. The page lists its material as carbon fiber and its dimensions as 85 x 85 x 25 mm.

It accommodates 65 mm propellers, works with 8520 coreless motors and is compatible with a 1S 3.7V LiPo battery. At the time of the check the page showed it as sold out at Rs 759 (SKU DTIFQC0089).

Key features

• Carbon fiber construction: as listed.

• 85 x 85 x 25 mm: frame dimensions.

• 65 mm propellers: as listed.

• 8520 coreless motors: compatible.

• 1S 3.7V LiPo: as listed.

• Spare parts kit: as named.

How a drone frame works

A drone frame is the skeleton that holds everything together: the arms carry the motors, the plates carry the flight controller, ESCs, battery and camera, and the whole structure must be stiff enough that vibration does not reach the gyro. Carbon fibre is the standard material because it is light and very rigid. The wheelbase, measured motor to motor across the diagonal, sets the size of propeller the frame can carry, and the arm thickness sets how well it survives crashes.

Match the frame to your parts. Check the motor mounting pattern, the flight controller and ESC stack hole spacing, the camera width, the video system you want to fly and the largest propeller the arms allow. TPU parts such as arm guards, antenna mounts and camera mounts are printed in a flexible plastic so they absorb impact. The battery strap and anti-slip pad keep the pack from moving under G-force.

Build carefully. Use thread-locking compound on the metal screws that are not in a plastic nut, keep the screw lengths from the hardware bag matched to the holes they belong in, and do not over-tighten screws into carbon fibre. Route motor wires away from sharp plate edges, mount the flight controller on soft grommets when the frame supports it, and check that nothing rubs a propeller before the first flight. After a crash, inspect the arms for cracks and replace any that are damaged.