Kuro

By Raziel on Mar 20, 2018

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This was my first attempt at building a super light racer, which in turn ended up being my main racer. I wanted to make it as light as possible so going with hyperlite 2204 2722kv motors was the way to go. This quad handles like a dream and is actually really fast due to its low weight. I also converted the Norris frame into top mount. I always loved how top mounts felt since i started off as a freestyler, whenever i flew a bottom mount it always felt a little weird. IMO top mount is easier to fly and holds its lines better.

The end weight i got it down to is ~210g.

Update#1: This quad has been my main racer for about half a year now and it really looks it. I will update this page with how it looks, which is pretty much caked with grass stains. Also nothing has changed with the build other then replacing an ESC here and there.

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Part List

Frame

SUPERLIGHT 5 INCH (NORRIS EDITION) (7 builds)
Catalystmachineworks.com
$79.99

Flight Controller

BetaflightF3 Flight Controller (134 builds)
Us.fpvmodel.com
$29.66

ESCs

4 x EMAX D-SHOT Bullet Series 30A ESC (BLHELI_S) (59 builds)
Pitchrollyaw.net
$51.96

Motors

4 x Hyperlite 2204 Floss Series 2722KV (18 builds)
Pirofliprc.com
$71.96

Propellers

HQ 5x4.3x3 V1S (2CW+2CCW) PC **Choose Color** (355 builds)
Pirofliprc.com
$3.69

FPV Camera

RunCam Micro Swift 2 Orange 2.1 Lens (49 builds)
Pirofliprc.com
$26.99

FPV Transmitter

TBS UNIFY PRO 5.8Ghz V2 - SMA (154 builds)
Pitchrollyaw.net
$33.99

Antenna

TBS Unify Pro 5G8 Linear Antenna (5 builds)
Fpv-direct.com
$6.95

Receiver

FrSky R-XSR S.Bus/CPPM 8/16 Channel Micro Receiver (936 builds)
Pirofliprc.com
$19.99

HD Camera

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