3” ultra light speed demon

By at165db on Aug 04, 2019

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I've wanted to try out 3", and these new 12A AIO boards put me on a search for the most thrust I could find with 12A and 3S. In that search I found the Spintech 1304ST 5200KV motors.

1200g+ of thrust at 12A benchmarks.
Build weight 83g dry, 135g AUW

This is WAY FASTER that my previous 1103 ultralight: https://rotorbuilds.com/build/8061

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Part List

Frame

Chopstick CS3 V1.1 (4 builds)
Tomoquads.miiduu.com
$24.95

Flight Controller

GEP-12A-F4 Flight Controller 12A ESC V1.1 (19 builds)
Pyrodrone.com
$29.99

Motors

4 x 1304ST Brushless Motor (12 builds)
Spintechmotors.com
$60.00

Propellers

AVAN MINI 3 INCH PROPELLER 3X2.4X3 6XCCW 6XCW 3 SETS
Pyrodrone.com
$4.49

FPV Camera

RunCam Racer Nano (16 builds)
Pyrodrone.com
$25.99

FPV Transmitter

TBS Unify Pro32 Nano 5G8 V1.1 (39 builds)
Team-blacksheep.com
$29.95

Antenna

Lumenier Micro AXII Shorty U.FL 5.8GHz Antenna (RHCP) (36 builds)
Pyrodrone.com
$19.99

Receiver

FrSky R-XSR S.Bus/CPPM 8/16 Channel Micro Receiver (28 builds)
Pyrodrone.com
$21.99

Batteries

Gaoneng GNB 11.1V 550mAh 80/160C 3S Lipo Battery JST/XT30 (8 builds)
Pyrodrone.com
$9.99

Hardware

Ummagrip Lite Battery Pad (28 builds)
Rotorriot.com
$4.59
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