canardy Cricket - Canard VTOL Aircraft

Author: Benjamin Kelm, 03.04.2024

A VTOL demonstrator in a canard configuration. All up apprx. 800g, with 4S 2.2 Ah LiPo Battery

Based upon the dRehmFlight controller V1.3 by Nicolas Rehm.

Electronics

• Teensy 4.1
• MPU6050
• 3 x KISS ESC32 via OneShot
• 6 x Servos mini-class (ca. 12 g), preferrably metal-gear
• RC Transmitter & Reciever

Mechanics

• 3 x brushless motors (FPV Racing), apprx. 2300 KV, incl. 5" propellers
• Carbon Tube (here 16mm diameter), Carbon rods for reinforcement & flap hinges
• Tilting Mechanism (here 3D printed)

AVL Model - for flight mechanics analysis

• cC.avl - main AVL file with dimension (! Absolute file paths used here, please change accordingly !)
• cC.mass - Mass file for CG settings
• clarky-il.dat - Aerodynamic Profile file

CAD Project

canardy Cricket Onshape Project

Known Issues