Where to Buy UAV Parts? Top Recommendations
Whether you just had an unfortunate ‘incident’ with a tree or want to upgrade a VTOL with a new motor for extra flight time, you gotta know where to source UAV parts.
There are loads of drone parts suppliers on the market — and even more online resellers. To save you time, we’ve put down the list of sites where we’d shop any day for UAV parts and custom-made components.
3 Places to Get UAV Parts for Leisure and Starter Drones
If you need some spares for your beginner drone like an extra battery or new propellers for a racer drone, the following websites offer some good deals.
Banggood.
If you’re looking for affordable UAV parts, Banggood is a good place to start. The Chinese e-commerce marketplace pedals a lot of wares from mostly Asian-based sellers. The prices are on the cheaper side, but quality can be hit or miss. So always read the reviews.
GetFVP
As it says on the tin, GetFPV sells loads of racing FPV drones, along with popular camera drones from DJI, HOVERAir, and Lumenier. Plus, you can find spare parts for all of these manufacturers and others — electronics, frames, propellers, and extra batteries. The goods ship from the US, so delivery times are fast if you’re in North America.
QuadPartPiker
QuadPartPicker is a good option for more prolific builders. It offers a bigger selection of quad parts, including flight controllers, receivers, ESCs, frames, and video transmitters. Their jumbo-sized catalog is nicely organized with extra filters to narrow down your selection by size, power, frequency, or another characteristic. Sold brands include Walksnail, Flywoo, AxisFlying, and Happymodel among others.
3 Suppliers of UAV Parts for Commercial Drones and VTOLs
You may find the following companies to be great partners if you are looking to build UAV platforms and VTOLs.
UAVOS
UAVOS, operating out of Mountain View, California, has built its reputation as a reliable UAV supplier, trusted by the likes of NASA and GRADEONE. Its autopilot models are particularly worthy of attention. Available for fixed-wing and rotary UAVs with a takeoff range of 15 kg to 4000 kg, the autopilot supports dead-reckoning, GPS-denied navigation, automatic take-off and landing, full payload control, and feedback.
Apart from autopilots, UAVOS also develops frames, servo drives, engines, and ground control units. You can also request fully custom drone construction services or lease their equipment, instead of buying.
H3Dynamics
If you’re in the market for a hydrogen-powered UAV engine, H3 Dynamics offers ultra-light hydrogen fuel cell systems with 250W to 2000W nominal power. Their lightest PEM fuel cell stack weighs only 720 gr (1.6 lbs) — a great option for smaller, tactical UAVs. The system is plug-and-play and includes performance data transmission and software for viewing it.
For long-duration field missions, the team also offers a mobile automatic refilling trailer for safely producing hydrogen from water. Using onboard technology, you can refill a 9L – 350 bar cylinder in under 2.5 hours or faster (depending on the configuration). The conversion process is fully automatic
with little human supervision required.
Refitech
Dutch Refitech has been producing custom composite solutions for construction, defense, and more recently — the drone industry — since 1989. They’re best known for light-weight high-endurance, custom-made composite frames for fixed wings, quadcopters, VTOLs, and gyrocopters.
The company can produce custom-designed drone bodies, based on your specs or hook you up with a good selection of standard carbon tubes and panels for drone construction. They also offer ready-to-fit (sub)assemblies for those seeking faster time-to-market.
Discover even more drone parts manufacturers in Bavovna’s UAV directory.
