T'Pel Whoop 3" 4S

By 7uvoK on Jun 19, 2018

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7uvoK's T'Pel Whoop:

Not a tiny whoop, a T'Pel whoop!
Using Andy Shen's experimental design. Focus is for outdoor speed without having to worry too much about hitting someone. Trying to keep this one family friendly for the front yard or in the park.

First flight review: This thing is pretty fun! It does need to pitch way forward for it to gain ground speed. The self-leveling nature of ducts is noticeable and cool to experience. I had one normal crash that damaged a duct (duct image below, crash at 0:40 in YouTube clip below). That's a little disappointing, but I will get my hands on some of this for repair The motors are getting pretty hot. I wonder if it is a filter setting?

Second day review: Yes, the ducts are delicate. However, its a small price to pay for how fun this thing is! I have been going LOS in Horizon mode and it has been a great experiance. This thing gets enough float and is forgiving enough to let me experiment. I am able to practice power loops and to generally experiment without crashing. This thing makes a great trainer!

Key Features:

  • 4S power.
  • Ducted lift!
  • TBS Smart Audio
  • SmartPort Telemetry
  • Lots of physical dampening

The frame: This was an extremely easy build. Almost seems as spacious as the Martian II. It will be interesting to see how it holds up.
The build: I used an old FC and ESC. It was pre-wired from the previous build, so it was super easy to put together and get set up in Betaflight!
The motors: I used motors that are slightly bigger than Shen's recommendation.

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Part List

Frame

Squirt V2 (18 builds)
Shendrones.myshopify.com
$85.00

Flight Controller

Bardwell F4 Flight Controller - AIO FC w/ OSD (159 builds)
Getfpv.com
$29.99

ESCs

Lumenier BLHeli_32 32bit 35A 4-in-1 ESC 2-4s w/ BEC 3A/12v, 1A/5v, DSHOT 1200 (9 builds)
Getfpv.com
$59.99

Motors

4 x BrotherHobby Avenger 1507 2800KV 3600KV 4100KV 3-4S Brushless Motor for RC FPV Racing Drone (12 builds)
Banggood.com
$72.32

Propellers

2 Pairs DALPROP 3045 T3045 3 Blade PC Propeller CW CCW For 100 120 150 RC Multirotor (14 builds)
Banggood.com
$2.80

FPV Camera

Foxeer Arrow Mini Pro FPV Camera 600TVL 2.5mm Lens HAD II CCD NTSC IR Block Built-in OSD for Multicopter FPV Racing Drone by Cra (2 builds)
Amazon.com
$36.99

FPV Transmitter

TBS UNIFY PRO 5G8 HV - RACE (MMCX) - Heli-Nation (3 builds)
Heli-nation.com
$23.99

Antenna

Lumenier AXII MMCX 5.8GHz Antenna (RHCP) (70 builds)
Getfpv.com
$14.99

Receiver

FrSky X4R-SB - 3/16 Channel Receiver with SBUS and CPPM without pins (128 builds)
Getfpv.com
$22.49

Misc Parts

EUDAX 16 PCS Motor Spacer Shock Absorber Pads Damper Vibration Damping Washer Silicone Material for FPV Racing 22xx Series Brush
Amazon.com
$6.99

Misc Parts

PARACORD PLANET 10 20 25 50 100 Foot Hanks and 250 1000 Foot Spools of Parachute 550 Cord Type III 7 Strand Paracord (Imperial R (2 builds)
Amazon.com
$6.49

Misc Parts

RX Antenna Tube holder (For Standoffs) (10 builds)
Brain3d.co
$5.00

Misc Parts

PANASONIC FM Series 1000UF 35V LOW ESR CAPACITOR FOR ESC NOISE REDUCTION (36 builds)
Taco-rc.com
$1.49
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bahacangun   Feb 13, 2019  

Hello,
Can you tell me your squirt's

  • AUW
  • Current draw on hover
  • Your battery
Quadlite   Jun 20, 2018  
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WOW ..... Thats a Big Whoop lol. Would be very interesting to fly!

7uvoK   Jun 20, 2018 

Yesterday evening, I went LOS in horizon mode and just zipped around myself. It was a ton of fun! Its a little slow for FPV to be interesting. Andy Shen considers it a low speed FPV trainer.

Quadlite   Jun 20, 2018 

Shendrones is actually in my area so i tend to see a lot of his designs around here. Hes got some good stuff! His archangel frame is one of the coolest I've ever seen. its a plus frame with 5 inch props front and back and 4 inch on the sides. From the videos ive seen it flies like its on

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