Tadpole HD Caddx Baby Turtle 2.5"

By f4b0 on Jun 12, 2020

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This is my build of an Armattan Tadpole 2.5". I used a whoop FC/ESC and 1105 6000KV motors from IFlight. It flies almost like a 5" and i get approx 6:00 - 7 :00 minutes flight time cruising around with a 3s/450mAh battery, that's pretty nice :-)

Firmware:
ESC: JESC 48 kHz
FC: Betaflight 4.2.9

Note:
I had some issues with the Whoop AIO Mounting Bracket from Armattan because it does not fit whoop boards with USB on the Bottom side....
Anyway i had to cut out and modify the bracket, now it fits :-).

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Part List

Frame	Tadpole (30 builds) Armattanquads.com	$35.00
Flight Controller	iFlight SucceX Whoop F4 2-4S Flight Controller Built-in 12A BL_S ESC & 25/100/200mW VTX for RC Drone FPV Racing (2 builds) Banggood.com	$56.04
Motors	4 x iFlight XING NANO X1105 1105 4500KV 6000KV 2-4S CW Thread Brushless Motor for iH2 iH3 120RS FPV Racing Drone (3 builds) Banggood.com	$66.12
Propellers	5Pairs HQ Prop Micro Prop 65mm Bi-Blade 2.5" Prop 1.5mm Shaft Propeller For FPV Racing (2 builds) Banggood.com	$2.99
FPV Camera	Caddx Baby Turtle Whoop Version Nano FPV Camera / 26x26 1080P 60 FPS HD DVR - Black (16 builds) Racedayquads.com	$64.99
FPV Transmitter	iFlight SucceX Whoop F4 Stack Part SucceX Mirco VTX 5.8G 25/100/200mW FPV Transmitter for RC Drone FPV Racing (2 builds) Banggood.com	$16.51
Antenna	2pcs Foxeer Lollipop 85.5mm 5.8G 2.3dBi RHCP UFL Super Mini FPV Antenna Red/Black For RC Drone (106 builds) Banggood.com	$19.99
Receiver	HappyModel 2.4GHz EP1 RX ELRS Receiver (107 builds) Racedayquads.com	$13.49
Batteries	3S Drone Batteries for - RaceDayQuads (44 builds) Racedayquads.com	$11.74
Radio	RadioMaster Zorro ExpressLRS (ELRS) Protocol Radio Controller (25 builds) Newbeedrone.com	$119.99
Goggles	Fat Shark Dominator V3 FPV Goggles (63 builds) Getfpv.com	$299.99
Video Receiver	TBS Fusion Goggle VRx Video Receiver Module (9 builds) Pyrodrone.com	$129.95
Radio Module	FrSky R9M 900MHz Long Range Transmitter Module for FrSky R9 Series (69 builds) Banggood.com	$61.80
Radio Module	ExpressLRS/ExpressLRS Github.com	See Site
Battery Charger	ISDT D2 200W 24A AC Dual Channel Output Smart Battery Balance Charger (18 builds) Banggood.com	$139.00
Accessories	FuriousFPV Smart Power Case V2 8-V-Konstantausgang mit OLED-Display für Schutzbrillen FPV Fatshark Banggood.com	$31.93

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Discussion

Maximusprime1989 Jan 04, 2022

what did you do to the bracket to make the bottom mounted usb fit? I've burned out two flywoo goku 16x16s from stupid mistakes so going with a aio but accidently ordered one with a bottom mount usb 🙄

f4b0 Mar 23, 2022

Hi, sorry for the delay, have not seen your request. I had to cut out and modify the bracket, now it fits.

lordango Sep 12, 2020

nice build, does the iFlight SucceX Whoop F4 2-4S have those connectors for the motor? did you removed them?

f4b0 Sep 12, 2020

Hi, yes it has these small motor connectors, i removed them and soldered the wires there.

SoleilFPV Jul 07, 2020

Gorgeous build! Do you have any DVR?

f4b0 Jul 12, 2020

Hi, sorry for the delay, i have no DVR, only footage.

SoleilFPV Jul 12, 2020

No problem, I would still like to see footage if you have it!

alwaysbless Jun 16, 2020

Does the lense stick out past the front camera mount arms?

f4b0 Jun 18, 2020

Hi, no it does not

alwaysbless Jun 18, 2020

Thanks been looking at building an HD tadpole and all the runcam nano 3 whoops I see stick way out

f4b0 Jun 18, 2020

i think the caddx baby turtle is a good choice for that frame. Its very narrow at the front arms but does not stick out

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