AirBlade Intrepid V2

By airbladeuav on Jul 25, 2018

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DRL pro pilot cum AirBlade team pilot, Eric 'Armonic', approached me few months ago asking for a design that meets his specific needs. He wants a sub-250g legal flying machine that he can take on his hikes and camping trips. He wants to be able to do micro mid range flight with it. At that time, I was about to refresh my Intrepid design so I thought this was a perfect opportunity to update that design.

We compiled a list of things that the design needs to meet:

Reasonably light frame
Removable arms
Support Split Mini or GoPro
Support 9mm and 12mm motor pattern
Top mounted battery
Support 20x20 stack
Double stack design for slammed top plate configuration
BONUS: Crossfire Antenna mount
BONUS: toilet tank style battery mount

The new AirBlade Intrepid V2 met all those requirements AND it can fit up to 1300mah 4S on the top plate for some serious micro mid-long range action. ENJOY!

NOTE: the pictures below are prototype frames, small changes have been made to the cage design to allow the GoPro session to sit better, TBS Crossfire antenna mount was added to the arm.

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Part List

Frame	AirBlade Intrepid V2 3K Carbon Fiber Frame Kit - 3 inch and 4 inch (26 builds) Airbladeuav.com	$36.99
Flight Controller	Airbot OMNIBUS F4 Nano V6 with LC Filter 20x20 Flight Controller (5 builds) Airbladeuav.com	$30.99
ESCs	Spedix IS20 2-4S 20A 4 in 1 BLHeli_S ESC (4 builds) Airbladeuav.com	$29.99
Motors	4 x Brotherhobby Tornado T1 1407 Brushless Motor (193 builds) Airbladeuav.com	$63.96
Propellers	RotorX Triblade RX 3044T Props (2CW, 2CCW) (10 builds) Airbladeuav.com	$2.49
FPV Camera	RunCam Split Mini 20x20 (14 builds) Airbladeuav.com	$79.99
FPV Transmitter	AKK FX3 Ultimate uFL and MMCX Connector (17 builds) Airbladeuav.com	$18.99
Antenna	TrueRC AXII-U.FL 5.8Ghz (22 builds) Airbladeuav.com	$11.99
Receiver	Team BlackSheep TBS Crossfire Nano Receiver (SE) (412 builds) Airbladeuav.com	$29.99
Batteries	AirBlade Premium 850mAh 4S 14.8V 75C XT30 by Bonka (13 builds) Airbladeuav.com	$19.99
Radio	Team BlackSheep Tango 2 PRO Crossfire Radio Controller (14 builds) Airbladeuav.com	$199.99
Goggles	DJI Digital HD FPV Goggles (141 builds) Airbladeuav.com	$529.00
HD Camera	Insta360 GO FlowState Stabilization (12 builds) Airbladeuav.com	$199.99
Video Receiver	Furious FPV True-D X Diversity Receiver System (for FatShark Dominators) Airbladeuav.com	$119.99
Radio Module	Team BlackSheep Crossfire Micro TX V2 Starter Set Airbladeuav.com	$119.99
Battery Charger	iSDT 608AC Smart Battery Charger BattGo Airbladeuav.com	$59.99
Soldering Iron	TS 100 SOLDERING IRON (B2) (264 builds) Airbladeuav.com	$59.99
Accessories	ETHIX TEMPERED ND4 FILTER FOR GOPRO 7 & 6 Airbladeuav.com	$9.99
Misc Supplies	Ethix Quad-builder Cable Set Airbladeuav.com	$15.99

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Discussion

snick8467 Sep 13, 2020

What's your AUW?

drewbagel423 Mar 06, 2019

How is the noise on the FX3?

airbladeuav Mar 06, 2019

Not bad at all actually. I've flown about 1.5km out with it and have no issue

At0micwombat Jan 08, 2019

What kind of flight time do you estimate with a 1300mah 4s battery?

airbladeuav Jan 08, 2019

probably 6-7 minutes. i'd go with 1000mah 4S first to see how the extra weight does to handling capability and flight time before going even bigger

Philo777 Dec 29, 2018

Hi I am trying to build an Airblade Intrepid like this with a Split Mini 2 and Aikon 20x20 but having trouble fitting it all in? What kind of nylon spacers are the clear ones that you are using?

airbladeuav Jan 08, 2019

hey sorry somehow i missed this question. the spacer we use is m2x4

Philo777 Sep 03, 2018

Can I get a custom built one like this?

bootbox Aug 02, 2018

I can't wait to get mine. Are the bottom plate flight stack holes drilled for M2 or M3?

airbladeuav Aug 02, 2018

they are M3 holes, but i built mine with m2 hardware, just tighten everything down and it's good to go

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