LightOwl 2"

By Yoko on Mar 31, 2019

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My previous build was 4" Bangon and after few tweeks it seems great, but I like to try something smaller. Plan was to include propeller guards and 2s for indoor use, but mainly designed for small outdoor spaces.

With maiden fligt done I can say that it was under powered until I removed propeller guards and select light 2s battery (31g). With 3s it can handle propeller guards and 54g battery quite nicely. Well, nice park flier, but not for indoors. If I burn these motors (Racerstar Racing Edition BR1103B 8000KV 1-3S) , I will propably get something little more powerful.

ps. At cheap Flight Controller ( MAMBA F405 Mini) all cables must be soldered, no connectors. With my skills result is ugly cable mess :-)

UPDATE:
Ok. I burned motor almost immediately. And at same time I burned 4in1 ESC from other build. I dismatled this one and used this flight stack to other build. When I finally got new motors (MAMBA 1105 5500KV 2-4S), I rebuilt this with new fight stack ( LDARC/Kingkong KK12 KK Flytower), new motors and different camera. Part list updated and some new pictures added. Build is now much nicer (not so much ugly soldering). I will report how it flies ;-)

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Part List

Frame

GP100 100mm Micro FPV Racing Frame Kit Carbon Fiber Supports Runcam Micro Swift 2 Camera
Banggood.com
$13.49

Flight Controller

LDARC/Kingkong KK12 KK Flytower 20x20mm 12A BLheli_S ESC & Omnibus F4 Flight Controller with OSD (4 builds)
Banggood.com
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Motors

4 x MAMBA 1105 5500KV 2-4S Brushless Motor For Diatone GT R239 R249 R249+ FPV Racing RC Drone (32 builds)
Banggood.com
$39.96

Propellers

2 Pairs Gemfan 2035 2X3.5X4 4 Blade 1.5mm Mounting Hole CW CCW FPV Racing Propeller for RC Drone (31 builds)
Banggood.com
$3.92

FPV Camera

Banggood.com (9 builds)
Banggood.com
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FPV Transmitter

Eachine VTX03S 0/25/50/100/200mw Transmisor FPV ​40CH 5.8G Con PITmode Función Smartaudio
Banggood.com
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Antenna

Realacc UXII Stubby RHCP U.FL / IPEX IPX 5.8GHz 1.6dBi Super Mini Antenne für TX RX Fatshark Schutzbrillen R (24 builds)
Banggood.com
$5.99

Receiver

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

Batteries

Gaoneng GNB 11.1V 550mAh 80/160C 3S Lipo Battery XT30 Plug For Eachine Lizard95 FPV Racer (8 builds)
Banggood.com
$9.99

Radio

FrSky ACCST Taranis Q X7 Transmitter 2.4G 16CH Mode 2 White Black International Version for RC Drone (263 builds)
Banggood.com
$139.99

Goggles

Eachine EV200D 1280*720 5.8G 72CH True Diversity FPV Goggles HD Port in 2D/3D Built-in DVR (27 builds)
Banggood.com
$269.90

HD Camera

Hawkeye Firefly Micro Cam 160 Degree HD 1080P FPV Mini Action Sport Camera DVR Built-in Mic for RC Drone Car (10 builds)
Banggood.com
$21.50

Battery Charger

Charsoon Antimatter 300W 20A Balance Charger Discharger For LiPo NiCd PB Battery
Banggood.com
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Backpack

Realacc Backpack Case with Waterproof Transmitter Beam port Bag Tool Board for RC Drone FPV Racing (11 builds)
Banggood.com
$61.79
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