Airblade Intrepid v2 3" prototype

By TheRealJonnyD on Aug 12, 2018

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The Intrepid got a little refresh this year, adding dual 20x20 mounts and an adjustable top plate that can accept 10, 15 or 20mm standoffs which makes for a very versatile build. The front most stack is perfect for a Caddx Turtle or Runcam Split Mini and a 20X20 VTX while leaving the rear stack wide open for your ESC/FC. What you see here is the prototype version, the latest version has an updated camera cage that can accept a GoPro or similar camera. I'm really pumped about this build, it flies great and the HD is jello free. Build weight is around 165g without battery, so with a 4s 650 you can get solid HD without going over that 250g limit that a lot of places have to deal with.

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	20x20mm BS-28A 4in1 2-4S BLHELI_S ESC Support PWM Multishot Oneshot DSHOT 4.1g for RC FPV Racing Drone (8 builds) Banggood.com	$25.99
Motors	4 x GEPRC GEP-GR1408 4100kv Motor - GEPRC (4 builds) Geprc.com	$59.56
Propellers	HQProp DP 3X5X3 PC Propeller (Set of 4) (3 builds) Airbladeuav.com	$2.89
FPV Camera	CADDX Turtle 1080P 60fps HD FPV Camera (5 builds) Airbladeuav.com	See Site
FPV Transmitter	AKK FX3 Ultimate uFL and MMCX Connector (17 builds) Airbladeuav.com	$18.99
Antenna	Foxeer Lollipop 5.8G RHCP/LHCP Antenna(2pcs) (4 builds) Foxeer.com	$19.99
Receiver	FrSky XM+ SBUS Mini ReceiverDefault Title (1149 builds) Airbladeuav.com	$12.99
Batteries	AirBlade Premium 850mAh 4S 14.8V 75C XT30 by Bonka (13 builds) Airbladeuav.com	$19.99

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Philo777 Sep 18, 2018

Hi I have a very similar build to this with a Caddx, Omnibus F4 Nano v6, 1407 motors, lollipop antenna and Crossfire Nano and Unify but when I fly like 400 ft the signal in the Caddx FPV gets to much noise to fly farther. Its also really fuzzy and not clear. Did you experience the same? Any tips for me to fix this issue?
I am at the point of getting rid of the Caddx and putting a Foxeer Arrow CCD camera on it.
Have you tried to mount a Gopro Session to this frame yet? How did you mount it? I am curious to know so I can buy the same mount.
Thank you

TheRealJonnyD Sep 19, 2018

If the signal is getting worse as you fly farther out, look at your VTX and antennas. The camera itself wouldn't affect that.

The production version of this frame has a session mount built into the camera cage and all it needs is a strap!

quadfpv Sep 03, 2018

Great build...

DresdenFPV Aug 15, 2018

did look at your build, thought "that looks neat, let's see if it's worth it for my next project" - then I saw it's actually pretty similar to my current main quad. - right down to using the exact same motors and a built in HD-Cam :D

yours looks obviously better though

Those motors kill batteries, don't they?

TheRealJonnyD Aug 15, 2018

They aren't bad, flight times are on par with most other 1407/8 sized motors. The extra kv is just there for that bit of extra pop if I need it. I've gotten 4 minutes on a 4s 850, even on inefficient prop like the rk3076, but can also drain that same battery in 1min it I fly really
hard.

Whiffles Aug 12, 2018

Pretty neat, got any footage?

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