Summary

This is a 1/5th scale replica of the JPL Mars Helicopter "Ingenuity".

Print Settings

Printer:

Phrozen Shuffle

                                            <p class="detail-setting rafts"><strong>Rafts: </strong>                     <div><p>No</p></div></p>                                                                                <p class="detail-setting supports"><strong>Supports: </strong>                     <div><p>Yes</p></div></p>                                                                                <p class="detail-setting resolution"><strong>Resolution: </strong>                     <div><p>.05mm</p></div></p>                                                        <br>                        <p class="detail-setting notes"><strong>Notes: </strong>                    </p><div><p>The majority of the parts need to be printed on a resin SLA or DLP printer.</p><p>Chassis_bottom and Solar_panel can be printed on an FFD printer. The solar panel looks good printed in black PLA onto a glass bed, as the surface will look like solar cells.</p></div>

Post-Printing

            <p class="detail-image"><img src="https://cdn.thingiverse.com/assets/20/bf/24/66/43/flight_version.jpg"></p>            <p class="detail-caption"><strong>The full scale helicopter.</strong></p>                <p class="detail-title"><strong>Parts checklist</strong></p>            <div><p>You will need to print the following parts to assemble a complete helicopter model:</p><ul><li>blade_lower_01 x 1</li><li>blade_lower_02 x 1</li><li>blade_upper_01 x 1</li><li>blade_upper_02 x 1</li><li>chassis_bottom x 1</li><li>chassis_top x 1</li><li>solar_panel x 1</li><li>rotor_spacer x 2</li><li>rotor_swash_plate x 2</li><li>foot x 4</li></ul><p>You will also need:</p><ul><li>Aluminium foil</li><li>Masking tape</li><li>2mm diameter, 50mm length carbon fiber rod x 4</li><li>3mm diameter, 74mm length carbon fiber tube x 1</li><li>Superglue (cyanoacryate glue)</li></ul></div>                <p class="detail-title"><strong>Assembly</strong></p>            <div><p>Paint the resin parts black. Paint the exposed parts of the chassis_top silver. Paint the solar panel with gold paint to match the photo below.</p><p>Glue chassis_top and chassis_bottom together and wrap them in aluminium foil to match the appearance of the real helicopter. Hold the foil in place with small strips of masking tape.</p><p>Glue each foot onto the end of the 2mm carbon fiber rods and insert them into chassis top.</p><p>Insert the 3mm carbon fiber rod into the chassis and then thread on the remaining parts in this order:</p><ul><li>rotor_swash_plate</li><li>blade_lower_01</li><li>blade_lower_02</li><li>rotor_spacer</li><li>rotor_swash_plate</li><li>blade_upper_01</li><li>blade_upper_02</li><li>rotor_spacer</li><li>solar_panel</li></ul></div>                <p class="detail-image"><img src="https://cdn.thingiverse.com/assets/7a/10/94/74/31/folded_for_delivery.jpg"></p>            <p class="detail-caption"><strong>Folded and stowed on the base of the rover - you can see the solar panel.</strong></p>

Mars helicopter Ingenuity