The world's fastest drone is 3D-printed

What emerges when DIY engineering, modern manufacturing technologies, and a clear goal converge? A fully 3D-printed drone that has once again secured the title of the world's fastest quadcopter. The project comes from South African engineer and YouTuber Luke Maximo Bell, who, together with his father, pushed their self-developed Peregreen V4 drone to its limits to reclaim the speed record from a rival team. An accompanying video documents the journey from idea to final record flight. Particularly noteworthy is the project's accessibility: instead of specialized industrial equipment, the drone body was printed in a single piece on a consumer-oriented Bambu Lab H2D 3D printer, using a material combination specifically designed for high strength and optimized aerodynamics. The result is impressive: the Peregreen V4 achieved a verified average speed of approximately 657 km/h (408 mph) over two runs in opposite directions, thereby not only setting a new Guinness World Record but also powerfully demonstrating how far open, small-scale engineering approaches have come today