Armattan Tadpole

By Silentgiant on Jun 05, 2020

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Took my sweet time building this little Tadpole.

Had an issue with Whoop adapter in that the flywoo AIO usb port doesnt quite fit. ended up filing away a small portion of the adapter plate to make it work. Really enjoyed this build but next time with something this small i will go with a 16x16 stack. build completed on Jun 3. short test hover and will maiden on the next calm day.

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Part List

Frame

Tadpole - Armattan Quads (7 builds)
Armattanquads.com
$34.00

Flight Controller

Flywoo Goku GNF413 13A AIO V2.1 (MPU6000) Flight Controller (20 builds)
Pyrodrone.com
$54.99

Motors

4 x IFLIGHT XING Camo Nano 1103 Unibell Motor - 10000KV (4 builds)
Heli-nation.com
$55.96

Propellers

HQProp Durable DP T2.5x2.5x3 PC (4 pces) -2x CW + 2xCCW (4 builds)
Drone-fpv-racer.com
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FPV Camera

RunCam Nano2 (184 builds)
Pyrodrone.com
$19.99

FPV Transmitter

TBS Unify Pro32 Nano 5G8 V1.1 VTx Video Transmitter (395 builds)
Pyrodrone.com
$29.95

Antenna

XF-Race Antenna 915MHz (8 builds)
Team-blacksheep.com
$5.95

Receiver

TBS Crossfire Nano Rx - FPV LONG RANGE DRONE RECEIVER (1488 builds)
Team-blacksheep.com
$24.95
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dafunk   Jun 13, 2020  
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hey welcome to the rotorbuild tadpole club :)
I hope you will like it... when I tried 1103 first it felt undepowered for outdoor but perfect for indoors

16mm is super easy to build but you run into having the battery strap transmitting vibrations to the stack.

Silentgiant   Jun 13, 2020 

Thanks! I did have a short hop in the backyard and did notice it struggle a bit when it got into the wind. I'll probably look at upgrading the motors to a 1204 this winter after I get some more stick time with the frame. Cheers for letting me know about the potential issues with a 16mm stack maybe sticking with a whoop AIO is best for my needs.

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