I've been extremely excited about building and flying the Kratos and now I finally have! The design ideals put into the frame are well thought out and absolutely awesome. Props to BulbufetFPV for his design! The frame was an absolute joy to build and I've come up with some neat implementations and got some ideas in how I can improve some things in my own style/build methods moving forward. I've found that I feel more locked in with this frame, likely due to the camera perspective and possibly the stretch-X layout.
My plan for this build was to have nearly every as blacked out as I could as I would be flying the bright as hell, cotton-candy looking Hyperlite Team motors from Piroflip. The thought was black everywhere and bright shoes. Since those motors took a bit to get to get to me and I was impatient to finish/fly the Kratos I put some older red-bottoms on it which you'll see in some pictures.
Most of the hardware is my go to kit except for the motors. I haven't flown anything over 2350kv and holy smokes these 2522kv's are wonderful! I've also been testing the RROSD Pro PDB V2 and I absolutely love it! (Edit: It's been officially released!) Also, check out the video below for a view of it!
Check it out, let me know if you have any questions or comments, and feel free to use it for inspiration in building your own Kratos!
Frame |
Kratos Quadcopter Frame | Atmospheric Adventures (10 builds) | $44.98 |
Flight Controller |
Flyduino KISS Flight Controller
(178 builds)
Store.rotorriot.com
|
$25.00 |
ESCs |
4 x Flyduino KISS 24A ESC
(122 builds)
Store.rotorriot.com
|
$79.96 |
Motors |
4 x HyperLite V4 Team Edition 2206-2522 CW Prop Nut
(4 builds)
Pirofliprc.com
|
$99.96 |
Propellers |
Team RaceKraft 5045x3 BluntNose Race Prop 2CW 2CCW Clear Blue
(3 builds)
Pirofliprc.com
|
$1.49 |
FPV Camera |
HS1177 5-22v FPV Camera | Atmospheric Adventures | $9.99 |
FPV Transmitter |
TBS Unify Pro 5G8 HV (RP-SMA)
(83 builds)
Team-blacksheep.com
|
$49.95 |
Antenna |
TBS TRIUMPH (2PCS) SMA Version
(369 builds)
Pirofliprc.com
|
$39.95 |
Receiver |
FrSky XSR
(480 builds)
Pirofliprc.com
|
$14.99 |
Batteries |
Turnigy Graphene 1300mAh 4S 65C Lipo Pack w/XT60
(112 builds)
Hobbyking.com
|
$20.99 |
Power Distribution |
RROSD Pro V2
(28 builds)
Redrotorrc.com
|
$10.00 |
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