The Joker

By QuadMcFly on Mar 12, 2018

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This build is a bit of a joke. It's a 6S capable quad with all the latest bells and whistles, but on a 4" frame. All up weight is chunky at 518g with a 1300mAh 4S CNHL. These motors are some of the most insanely powerful motors I've tested, so I'm curious to see what it does to a 4". Should be a good laugh when I pull it out at the race track, at least until they see how fast it is :D

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Part List

Frame

EMAX Nighthawk HX (170mm) frame
Emaxmodel.com
$60.00

Flight Controller

Matek F405-CTR Flight Controller (63 builds)
Pirofliprc.com
$39.99

ESCs

4 x DYS Aria BLHeli_32bit 35A ESC (20 builds)
Getfpv.com
$99.96

Motors

4 x northaero
Northaero.uk
See Site

Propellers

Lumenier 4x4x4 V2 - Propeller (Set of 4 - Transparent Black)
Getfpv.com
$2.99

FPV Camera

Foxeer HS1177 NTSC 2.5mm lens IR Block Top Connector Black - RMRC (22 builds)
Readymaderc.com
$19.99

FPV Transmitter

Matek 5.8G 40CH 25/200/500mW switchable Video Transmitter VTX-HV with 5V/1A BEC Output for RC FPV Racing Drone (17 builds)
Banggood.com
$24.99

Antenna

Wolfwhoop PC00 2pcs 5.8GHz 5dBi RHCP Omnidirectional Pagoda Antenna For FPV Multicopter Set- RP SMA Male (Black) (4 builds)
Amazon.com
$9.99

Receiver

FrSky XSR 2.4GHz 16CH ACCST Receiver w/ S-Bus & CPPM (480 builds)
Getfpv.com
See Site

Radio

FrSky Horus X10S 2.4GHz RC Transmitter (US Edition) w/ Case - Carbon, Silver or Amber (5 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$429.99

Radio

Jumper T20S RDC90 Sensor Gimbal ELRS EdgeTX Radio Controller (2 builds)
Defiancerc.com
$139.99

Goggles

DJI Goggles 2 - Ultra Low Latency 1080p/100FPS 4K/60FPS Digital HD FPV (22 builds)
Pyrodrone.com
$449.00

Goggles

DJI Digital HD FPV Goggles (145 builds)
Getfpv.com
See Site

HD Camera

GoPro HERO7 Black Action Camera (102 builds)
Getfpv.com
$399.99

HD Camera

GoPro HERO Session Waterproof Digital Action Camera (42 builds)
Amazon.com
$392.99

HD Camera

GoPro HERO11 Black Mini - Compact Waterproof Action Camera with 5.3K60 Ultra HD Video, 24.7MP Frame Grabs, 1/1.9" Image Sensor,
Amazon.com
$1.00

HD Camera

GoPro Bones - HERO10 Black (FPV Lightweight Drone Camera) (3 builds)
Gopro.com
See Site

Video Receiver

Furious True-D Diversity Receiver Module 5.8GHz System V3 Firmware 3.9 (30 builds)
Getfpv.com
$62.99

Radio Module

ImmersionRC Ghost Next Gen 2.4GHz RC System Launch Bundle (3 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$149.95
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QuadStar Drones   Mar 13, 2018  

Interesting combo - not sure if anybody else has tried 6s on 4"(?). Post a video if you are able, sounds like it will be a blast! :D

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