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Product Details<\/h2>\n

The Ares 18 inch carbon fiber drone frame. 815mm wheelbase. 1090g. 18-inch props. This is the biggest frame we build \u2014 the top of the Ares lineup and the largest in our catalog. If your operation needs more span than this, you’re not buying off the shelf anymore. The Ares 18 inch carbon fiber drone frame exists for the jobs that don’t have a smaller option: maximum-payload logistics, heavy sensor installations, long-endurance relay platforms, and any application where the frame has to carry everything else and still come home intact.<\/p>\n

Why the Ares 18 Inch Carbon Fiber Drone Frame Runs 18-Inch Props<\/h3>\n

Structurally, the 18-inch shares its blueprint with the 17-inch \u2014 10mm arms, 4mm bottom plate, 2mm side plates, Wide X-type geometry. The difference is 40mm of wheelbase (815mm vs 775mm) and 30g of weight (1090g vs 1060g). That 40mm buys you 18-inch prop clearance instead of 17-inch, which matters more than you’d think. Eighteen-inch props are the efficiency ceiling for this class \u2014 they move more air per revolution than anything smaller, which means lower cruise RPM, less motor heat, and longer flight time per watt. When your battery budget is measured in dollars per flight, that efficiency gap pays for the frame.<\/p>\n

Side Plate Reinforcement on the Ares 18 Inch Frame<\/h3>\n

The 2mm side plates are there for the same reason they’re on the 17-inch: at this wheelbase, the arm span creates enough leverage that a side-plate-free structure would develop torsional flex under full payload. The side plates eliminate that. They also give you more mounting surface \u2014 dual GPS masts, multiple radio antennas, companion computer brackets, all bolted to the side plates with clean cable routing back to the center stack. On a frame this size, mounting space is as valuable as structural rigidity.<\/p>\n

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Specifications<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Specification<\/th>\nDetails<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Model<\/strong><\/td>\nAres 18 Inch<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wheelbase<\/strong><\/td>\n815mm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dimensions<\/strong><\/td>\n632 \u00d7 632 \u00d7 45mm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Frame Weight<\/strong><\/td>\n1090g (frame only)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Frame Design<\/strong><\/td>\nWide X-Type<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Arm Material<\/strong><\/td>\n10mm 3K T300 carbon fiber<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bottom \/ Middle Plate<\/strong><\/td>\n4.0mm 3K carbon fiber<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Top Plate<\/strong><\/td>\n2.0mm 3K carbon fiber<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Side Plate<\/strong><\/td>\n2.0mm 3K carbon fiber<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Camera Side Plate<\/strong><\/td>\n\u2014<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Prop Size<\/strong><\/td>\n18 inch<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Motor Mount<\/strong><\/td>\n16\u00d716mm \/ 19\u00d719mm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
FC Mounting<\/strong><\/td>\n20\u00d720mm \/ 25.5\u00d725.5mm \/ 30.5\u00d730.5mm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Camera Mount<\/strong><\/td>\n19mm \/ 20mm micro FPV camera<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Package Includes<\/h2>\n