Detroit 5"

By smitty on Jan 09, 2017

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My most reliable quad.. takes a lickin'...

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Part List

Frame

Detroit Multirotor Whippet HI-5 Modular Frame
Rccrazed.com
$65.00

Flight Controller

XRacer F303 V3.1 Flight Controller SPI
Racedayquads.com
$29.97

ESCs

4 x FuriousFPV SILKY 20A BLHELI-S ESC w/ LED (White)
Fpv-direct.com
$59.80

Motors

4 x BrotherHobby Returner R4 2206 2600KV Brushless Motor
Heli-nation.com
$99.96

Propellers

DAL Cyclone T5046C Tri-Blade 5" Prop 4 Pack - Choose Your Color (391 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$2.99

FPV Camera

RunCam Swift 2 (200 builds)
Shop.runcam.com
$44.99

FPV Transmitter

TBS Unify Pro HV 5G8 - Race (SMA) (555 builds)
Getfpv.com
$29.99

Antenna

VAS/TBS - 5.8 GHz Triumph Antenna Set - SMA (RHCP) PAIR
Readymaderc.com
$39.95

Receiver

FrSky XSR 2.4 GHz 16ch ACCST Receiver with S-BUS and CPPM (28 builds)
Rccrazed.com
$29.99

Power Distribution

RROSD Pro V2 (28 builds)
Redrotorrc.com
$10.00

HD Camera

GoPro Hero5 Session, 1080p (302 builds)
Amazon.com
$1.00

Misc Parts

S3 Pro Status LiPo Strap Bundles (sets of 8 or 20)
Safety-third-racing-pro-shop.myshopify.com
$10.00
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