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	See Site
FPV Camera	RunCam Nano2 (184 builds) Pyrodrone.com	$19.99
FPV Transmitter	TBS Unify Pro32 Nano 5G8 V1.1 VTx Video Transmitter (400 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 (1500 builds) Team-blacksheep.com	$24.95

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Discussion

dafunk Jun 13, 2020

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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