Tadpole 3 - 3s

By DBC on Jul 05, 2020

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This frame is really fun. I get 4-5 min flight time with 450mah 3s (long type). Highly recommend! It's a little heavier than your average toothpick (126g) but it flies amazingly well. These Rcinpower 1204 motors are great and very efficient Haven't tried any other props yet, these Gemfan 3016 are awesome and I haven't had to replace them yet. I may try some 3028 once I bust this set.

Here is some DVR! I'm not the best pilot, but some people asked for it so here you go:

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Part List

Frame	Armattan Tadpole 3 inch Frame (35 builds) Pyrodrone.com	$37.50
Flight Controller	Whoop Flight Controllers for - Toothick FC - RaceDayQuads (48 builds) Racedayquads.com	$49.99
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	GEMFAN 3016-3 PROPS - (2CW + 2CCW) (56 builds) Pyrodrone.com	$2.59
FPV Camera	Foxeer Nano Toothless 2 StarLight 2.1mm FPV camera 0.0001lux HDR 1/2" Sensor (32 builds) Pyrodrone.com	$36.90
FPV Transmitter	TBS Unify Pro32 Nano 5G8 V1.1 VTx Video Transmitter (396 builds) Pyrodrone.com	$29.95
Antenna	Foxeer Micro Lollipop FPV Antenna 5.8G 2.5dBi High Gain - u.Fl - RHCP (35 builds) Pyrodrone.com	$19.99
Receiver	FrSky R-XSR 2.4GHz Micro ReceiverDefault Title (936 builds) Racedayquads.com	$21.99
Batteries	AHTECH Infinity 3S 11.1V 450mAh 85C Graphene LiPo Battery XT30 for RC Drone FPV Racing Multi Rotor (2 builds) Banggood.com	$15.15

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jpeterson Jul 16, 2020

Nice build. how did you mount that board on the frame? that board is 26x26 right?

DBC Jul 16, 2020

thanks! Armattan sells a whoop board mounting bracket for the tadpole for like $3

jpeterson Jul 17, 2020

wow. I must have missed it. I have been trying to mount an AIO fc/esc in my 2 inch build and couldn't find an adapter. ive been using a 35 amp esc haha

DBC Jul 17, 2020

lol oh boy. here ypu go: https://www.progressiverc.com/armattan-tadpole-whoop-aio-mounting-bracket.html

jpeterson Jul 16, 2020

Nice build. how did you mount that board on the frame? that board is 26x26 right?

SoleilFPV Jul 07, 2020

Awesome build! Do you have any DVR?

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DBC Jul 11, 2020

I'm glad to help man! and thanks bro! what frame are you using?

SoleilFPV Jul 11, 2020

I've decided to build a Twig Tank

DBC Jul 11, 2020

Nice! I hope it works out for ya.

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