Karearea Talon V2 (Prototype)

By Suteki on Jun 30, 2020

11 1,059 10

This is the final pre-release prototype of the Talon V2 which is now available.

The frame consists of injection mould plastic developed for aerodynamic efficiency in forward flight while maintaining lateral grip while cornering. Injection mould plastics were chosen for this frame so that the design could be as streamline as possible using an aerofoil shape to minimise drag while increasing durability.

For the final version the mould was polished to give a better finish and decrease frictional drag.

Frame was tested with production version pod / canopy as well as the 3D printed pod I have traditionally run as my own preference of situating the camera lower and more directly in line with roll center.

Photos

Part List

Frame	RD-075 TALON V2 SVX 210 (5inch Props) \| kareareadrone (7 builds) Kareareadrone.com	$58.00
Flight Controller	Matek F411 Mini F4 20x20 Flight Controller w/ OSD, BEC (3 builds) Pyrodrone.com	$25.99
ESCs	Spedix IS40 4 IN 1 Mini ESC BLHELI-S (4 builds) Pyrodrone.com	$40.00
Motors	1PC / TOA 2207 MOTOR \| kareareadrone (5 builds) Kareareadrone.com	$28.00
FPV Camera	RunCam Racer 3 1000TVL 4:3 NTSC/PAL CMOS Micro FPV Camera (10 builds) Pyrodrone.com	$37.99
FPV Transmitter	TBS Unify Pro Nano 5G8 (97 builds) Team-blacksheep.com	$19.95
Receiver	FrSky XM+ 2.4GHz Micro ReceiverDefault Title (1149 builds) Racedayquads.com	$15.99

Show stores (4)

Like Copy Part List Follow Suteki

Discussion

Zoky Apr 20, 2021

I bought this frame because it was advertised and reviewed as (almost) unbreakable. I tumbled on the grass (wet soil - soft) and it broke by the motor mount - the middle thick rod. As I live in EU to buy a new frame part is pretty expensive (need to pay import duties too as DHL is currier) so I'm not buying it, for the same price of a bottom part I can get 3 full carbon frames - stiff frames. They don't want to send a replacement, but looking at my crash it looks like a faulty frame. Carbon wouldn't break in a crash like that. So I give up on it!

thegreen4me Jul 01, 2020

very expensive for a plastic frame. $60 for an oversized whoop frame basically.

Suteki Jul 01, 2020

Over sized whoop frame?

Nabla Jul 02, 2020

Seriously you think this is expensive? - Considering everything that goes in to producing a mold this large, ~$60 is cheap.

NMistic Jul 23, 2020

agree, carbon fibre frames cost as

WizzX Jul 05, 2020

sorry for 3 posts, slow connection :)

Suteki Jul 05, 2020

All good mate and yeh, it's a well thought out design

WizzX Jul 05, 2020

I really like how aerodynamic are those arms, there must be so little lost of motor power on them.

Nabla Jul 02, 2020

What is the dry weight?

Suteki Jul 03, 2020

you know I never really bothered to weigh it because it never factors that greatly for me, but finish weight is 330g with Spitfire props in this config.

its by no means a light weight but its not super ridiculous. My Talon PR weighs about 10g less but feels heavier.

Guides & Reviews

109 22,060 39

Build a 5" Long Range Drone - Transformer Ultralight

Jun 21, 2021

AirbladeUAV has done it again and this time they've brought long range to the 5" class! Based on the popular Transformer Mini, the new Transformer 5" Ultralight adopts a lot of the same design philosophies with larger props and more payload capacity. It can fly upwards of 20 minutes on a 4 cell Li-Ion battery pack and in ideal conditions it's got a range of over 4 to 5 miles. In this guide I'll walk..

67 17,609 64

Build a DJI FPV Cinewhoop - QAV-CINE Freybott Edition

Mar 04, 2021

With the release of the DJI FPV Drone cinematic FPV has become a lot more accessible, but you certainly don't want to crash a $750 drone! The QAV-CINE Freybott is a compact, lightweight cinematic FPV drone that can take a hit and keep going. It's a lot safer to fly indoors and around people. With a naked GoPro or the SMO 4k you can capture some great stabilized footage. In this guide I'll show you..

Guides and Reviews