7" Source One Long Range

By SandroFTW on Nov 09, 2019

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I was so annoyed by my long range wing that I wanted to build a quad.
This is my first build running EmuFlight. Even with that big battery it flies decently.

600g AUW (with props and gopro)
775g 4S4P 18650 10.4Ah

-> 1375g takeoff weight
~25min flight time

Edit 1 (18.12.2019):
Landed at 3.3V/cell (under load) after 20min.
I am going to try a 4S3P pack with 3500mAh cells to get the same capacity at almost 200g less weight.

Edit 2 (24.03.2020):
I upgraded a few parts and am mainly using it for freestyle flying:
FC: Matek F722-STD -> KISS FC V1
ESC: FETTec ESC 4in1 35A -> FETTec ESC 4in1 45A
Here are a few videos that were filmed with this quad:

(Beginning was filmed with a 10" Hex and the DVR was from my race quad)

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Part List

Frame	RDQ Source One V3 7" Long Range Frame - 6mm V0.2 Arms (11 builds) Racedayquads.com	$29.97
Flight Controller	Matek Systems F722-STD STM32F722 F7 Flight Controller Built-in OSD BMP280 Barometer Blackbox for RC Drone (9 builds) Banggood.com	$47.22
ESCs	FETtec 4in1 ESC 35A (3 builds) Fettec.net	$54.90
Motors	4 x BrotherHobby Avenger V2 2507 1750KV (4S-6S) (2 builds) Hobbyrc.co.uk	See Site
Propellers	HQ Prop 7x4x3 Durable Tri-Blade Light Grey (2CW+2CCW)-Poly Carbonate (25 builds) Pyrodrone.com	$3.99
FPV Camera	RunCam Micro Eagle 1/1.8" CMOS 800TVL Global WDR 16:9/4:3 Switchable FPV Camera for RC Drone (323 builds) Banggood.com	$46.11
FPV Transmitter	RUSHFPV RUSH TANK PLUS VTX 5.8G Smart Audio 0-25-200-500-800mW built in AGC Mic (10 builds) Pyrodrone.com	$37.99
Antenna	Lumenier AXII 2 5.8GHz Long Range SMA Antenna - RHCP or LHCP (53 builds) Racedayquads.com	$19.99
Receiver	TBS Crossfire Nano Rx - FPV LONG RANGE DRONE RECEIVER (1484 builds) Team-blacksheep.com	$24.95
Misc Parts	RDQ BN-880 Flight Control GPS Module w/ Compass (23 builds) Racedayquads.com	$19.99
Misc Parts	New Vifly Finder 2 5V Super Loud Buzzer Tracker Over 100dB w/ Battery & LED Self-power for RC Drone (21 builds) Banggood.com	$12.59

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Discussion

tehllama Nov 18, 2019

That pack seems crazy, even to me - do you think there would be any utility in a lower weight (4S2P, 4S3P) setup for the same general idea?
I'd want to run a 4S1P pack up top, and 4S2P bottom mounted, and see what that could do, but that's new territory for me.

SandroFTW Nov 19, 2019

It flies with up a 5S8P 2kg battery but I'll soon be building a 4S3P with either VTC6 or Sanyo 3500mAh cells.

tehllama Nov 19, 2019

Nice. That just makes me want to go fly around with my 6S 5000mAh LiPO pack.

jdmkramer Nov 10, 2019

That pack is a beast! What cell are you using? I'm loving the benefits of Li-Ion so much that I'm trying to work on some smaller quads as well. If only there were high drain 18350 I could have a proper 2" Li-Ion build. Love the build as well!

SandroFTW Nov 10, 2019

I'm using Sony VTC 5 2600mAh.
Take a look at Dave_C FPV on YouTube. He is working on some cool longrange micros

jdmkramer Nov 11, 2019

Watching the micro long range video now. Very cool!

rossmoney Nov 09, 2019

my goodness gracious, this is definitely a dream build for me... wow, well done!

SandroFTW Nov 09, 2019

Thank you! I started to plan and improve the component list almost half a year ago.

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