iflight IX3 Lite

By kiwi Quad on Dec 11, 2018

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iflight IX3 Lite

3inch frame / props on 4s, this thing screams!
I have built a few 5inch rigs but wanted something smaller to rip around. I live across the road from a school & the 5inch builds are a little too loud there, I haven’t had a noise compliant yet but I’m sure one is coming. So I have downsized to a 3inch.

Frame: So far I’m impressed with this frame from iflight. It’s tight to build with but has stood up to some hard crashes (concrete included). I have mounted the antenna & capacitor with an iflight 3d printed TPU part, which gives a little more room inside.

Motors: These Emax RS1106 / 4500kv motors are great, running them on China Hobby Line / MiniStar 4s / 650mAh batteries, getting around 3.30min flight times with aggressive flying
I have smashed 2x motors when crashing hard onto concrete (but to be expected, frame is fine). I’m using Gemfan 3035 props & they seem to have plenty of thrust with good efficiency.

Flight Controller / ESC: All my 5inch rigs have Matek Flight Controllers & haven’t let me down (I have had a few cheap flight controllers that have failed). So I went for the Matek F411 mini & works great. The ESC is the HAKRC, 15a, 4 in 1, Blheli_S / Dshot600 & seems to handle the 4s at full throttle fine.

VTX / Camera: This Speedybee VTX is fine, the picture signal is good around the school buildings. The Camera is a Foxeer Arrow Micro Pro, cheap but good picture image.

Overall I’m very happy (& so are my neighbours?), this quad flies great & has plenty of power. If I had a compliant, maybe a little more motor protection on the frame, but it’s a lite frame so designed for weight saving.

I have just ordered the Acrobrat frame & looking forward to some HD footage, over & out for now…

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Part List

Frame

iX3 Lite V3.1 3 inch FPV Frame (3 builds)
Iflight-rc.com
$18.99

Flight Controller

Matek System 20x20mm F411-mini Mini F4 Flight Controller AIO OSD BEC and LED Strip for RC Drone (3 builds)
Taco-rc.com
$24.99

ESCs

Hakrc 20x20mm 15A Blheli_S BB2 2-4S Dshot 4 In 1 ESC for RC FPV Racing Drone (28 builds)
Banggood.com
$20.01

Motors

4 x EMAX RS1106 II 4500KV Micro Brushless Motor (32 builds)
Getfpv.com
$51.96

Propellers

UUMART Gemfan 16Pcs 3035 3 Blades BN-PC Propellers for 100 120 150 Mini RC Multirotor Mini Quadcopters (2 builds)
Amazon.com
$14.99

FPV Camera

Foxeer Arrow Micro Pro 4:3 600TVL OSD 5-40v w/ 1.8m Lens (241 builds)
Phaserfpv.com.au
See Site

FPV Transmitter

SpeedyBee TX500 5.8G 48CH 25/200 / 500mW Schaltbarer Video Sender Eingebauter MIC für FPV RC Flugzeug (2 builds)
Banggood.com
See Site

Antenna

nidici Foxeer Lollipop 3 FPV Antenna 5.8GHz RHCP Ommi 2.5dbi MMCX Antenna for FPV Quadcopeter TX/RX/VTX (Angle)(Red,Pack of 2) (22 builds)
Amazon.com
$19.99

Receiver

Frsky XM+ Micro D16 SBUS Full Range Mini Receiver Up to 16CH for RC FPV Racing Drone
Banggood.com
$13.69

Batteries

CNHL MiniStar 14.8V 4S 650mAh 70C LiPo Micro Battery - XT30 (14 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$10.99

Radio

FrSky 2.4G ACCST System Taranis Q X7 16 Channels Transmitter Remote Controller White Battery and Battery Trays Not Include (263 builds)
Amazon.com
$124.99

Misc Parts

1PC iFlight 3D Printed TPU UFL MMCX SMA Lollipop FPV Antenna Mount Fixing Seat For RC Drone Frames
Banggood.com
$4.99

Misc Parts

Ummagawd UMMAGRIP Universal Super Sticky Battery Pad (175 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$4.99
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MATEKMAN   Dec 12, 2018  

Matek Poweeeeeeeeeeeeeeer !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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