"SmollPP" Canopy

Update 04.01.2025

• Updated Normal version to V22:
  • Improved Antenna Holder hole sizes to better fit the HDzero AIO5 Linear antenna
  • Removed holes that were scattered over the whole design at the cost of +0.02g weight to improve durability
  • Adjusted Camera Angle setting hole spacing
• Updated Lux to version V24:
  • Improved Antenna Holder hole sizes to better fit the HDzero AIO5 Linear antenna
  • Improved Camera Clamping
  • Adjusted Camera Angle setting hole spacing

Update: 13.11.2024 - PP version

Importat Print setting:

Got some Polypropylene (PP) Filament an managed to adjust the design to get the weight down to 0.55g!

You need:

• PP Filament (preferably “natural” or clear color because strong coloring / pigments in the material can impact the durability)
• PP Packing Tape for the Printers Buildplate, as PP can only be printed on a PP surface.
• M1.4 x 5mm self tapping screw. Preferably with countersunk head. 

The PP Version could be designed to be muuch thinner due to PP beeing alot stiffer than TPU. 

The added stiffness and weight saving comes with the risk of the canopy breaking on hard crashes. But since that is less than a gram of filament i think its fine to replace it once in a while. 

The PP Version now also support alot higher cam angles (up to 60° id guess), perfect for Racegow ^^ 

I guess for some sub18 gram builds this will hold up for a long time. For builds of more than 20g it could need some thickening to increase durability.

Installation is a bit tricky as the hole is made to give a really tight fit to the camera lens. You need to make use of PP's flexibility to bend the screw-clamp-parts outwards. 
Here is a Video of the camera installation:

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You can take a look at the canopy here: 

I made this printable design because i really liked the Betafpv Air Canopy, but it was not strong enough for me and broke after a few flights. This TPU version is quiet a bit heavier ( 1.2g / 1.5g ) since it needs alot more material to get the same stiffness at the betafpv one which is made out of PP. 

Due to its stiffness when mounted there is no chance for the camera hitting the FC, which is the weakpoint of many lightweight canopy designs imo.

I used the STD version for a ANT Lite camera, and the LITE version to mount the HDzero eco cam. But due to the camera clamping system it should be easy to mount other cameras that have roughly the same lens diameter.

Camera angle is adjustable by using the different screw holes, but id only recommend for higher angles (>45° is the best anyways ^^), since on lower angle it looses alot of stiffness.