Real Drone landing gear!

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This is a beta version of my Real Drone Landing gear, still in its infancy. Every landing system I've seen so far focuses on isolating vibrations and distributing impacts locally within individual components, but this approach accomplishes nothing for vibration reduction while only slightly cushioning the impact of hard landings for inexperienced pilots or crash-prone flights. My design utilizes a single Traxxas tmaxx shock absorber per landing strut and is fully collapsible with the aid of a servo. As this is my first attempt, it's far from perfect and I've already moved on to a more comprehensive version since my drone will weigh approximately 45 pounds. The latest revision of the design can be found in the attached Blender file; though chaotic, all components are there for your benefit (or possibly not hers XD). The prototype functioned as intended but required larger and more customizable parts. Stay tuned for version two. Print Settings: Printer Brand: RepRap Printer: prusa i3 Rafts: Yes Supports: Yes Resolution: .08 Infill: 100% Notes: Feel free to adapt it as you see fit, but keep in mind that this will absorb the majority of the impact during landing... just saying. How I Designed This: Blender... I'm proud of the foot design; it's reminiscent of early '90s mechanized war suits or mechs. To assemble it, attach the ankle joint of the foot to the truss using a 4mm bolt, then insert the top part of the truss into the servo bracket, install the servo with two screws, and secure the truss to the servo with a servo horn screw. Next, remove your drone motor and mount it to the underside of the arm using 3mm Langer hardware. This setup should work on most drones that use arms with an X-pattern for attaching motors from beneath.