Tadpole build

By Geert92 on Nov 08, 2020

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So much to say about it.
It flies freaky amazing, so quick and versitale.
almost 8 minutes on one 450mah 4s pack.

Tried a iflight Succex-E stack first, it flew smooth as well although frame is desgined for a 16x16 stack.

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Part List

Frame

Tadpole (30 builds)
Armattanquads.com
$35.00

Flight Controller

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

Motors

4 x RCINPOWER GTS 1204 5000KV 3-4S Brushless Motor for 2-3 Inch RC Drone FPV Racing (14 builds)
Banggood.com
$75.96

Propellers

HQ Prop 2.5x2.5x3 Tri-Blade 2.5" Prop 4 Pack - Choose Your Color (21 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$1.60

FPV Camera

Foxeer Razer Nano 1200TVL 4:3 NSTC CMOS FPV Camera (1.8mm) - Black (4 builds)
Tinysleds.com
$16.99

FPV Transmitter

RUSHFPV Tiny Tank 25-350mW 5.8GHz Micro VTX - U.FL (67 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$29.99

Antenna

Foxeer Lollipop V3 5.8GHz U.FL Antenna 2 Pack - Choose Your Polarization and Color (19 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$19.90

Receiver

FrSky R-XSR 2.4GHz Micro ReceiverDefault Title (937 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$21.99

Batteries

2 x Tattu 14.8V 4S 450mAh 75C LiPo Micro Battery Battery - XT30 (42 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$29.78

Radio

FrSky Taranis EU Version Q X7 Digital Telemetry Radio System 2.4GHz ACCST (White-no plugs) (263 builds)
Hobbyking.com
$104.99

Goggles

EV800D 5.8GHz 40CH Diversity FPV Goggles with DVRDefault Title (20 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$119.99

HD Camera

GoPro Hero5 Session (Renewed) (17 builds)
Amazon.com
$184.99

Battery Charger

Banggood (18 builds)
Banggood.com
See Site

Soldering Iron

Soldering Station, 65W Tilswall Solder Station Welding Iron with Smart Temperature Control (392°F-896°F), Extra 5pcs Sol (4 builds)
Amazon.com
$39.99

Backpack

LowePro Flipside Trek BP 350 AW Grijs/Donkergroen
Coolblue.nl
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Discussion

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Luca N   Nov 16, 2020  

Is this the 3 inch or the 2.5 inch version?

Geert92   Nov 16, 2020 

Hey Luca, it's the 2.5" version.
I actually just build the limited 3" version.

Luca N   Nov 17, 2020 

Im thinking of getting a 4s 450 mAh pack or a 3s. What is the weight of the quad with the battery on top?

Geert92   Nov 17, 2020 

i used a tattu 4s 450mah. and oef it goes

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