Another 3" build based on the rarely used FlyFox's No.5 frame, called "Missile 135".
It has all the candies: 4s power, 350mw VTX, full telemetry, video and PIDs controlled via remote (lua-scripts).
The 3mm frame is quite strong and sophisticated - with just one down-side: the motor protection is de-facto non-existend.
I did shorten the Mamba stack by using thick m2x16 titanium screws and m2 nylon nuts between the PCBs. You can see the last two close-up pictures do compare original Mamba stack nylon-space and my shortened variant.
A speed test resulted in 144 km/h (89mph) top speed.
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Durable frame ? I've read a couple ppl have had the motors break off around the screw holes
Indeed, it's so-so. Ive cracked one bottom plate exactly around the screw holes, yes.
The stiffness and 3mm thickness are good, just the spacing where the inner motor screw holes are located is the weakest point of this frame, IMHO
Thanks for the reply. A common issue with the frame then.