"Roach" A Slingshot Build.

By Diesel on Nov 03, 2020

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# I don't know about you, but where I come from they fly!

"There are actually 19 different species of cockroach in Hawai'i - but the Periplaneta americana is the largest. These cockroaches normally are outdoors and come out at night."

Weights
w/o Battery: 73 g
w Battery: 104 g w/ 550 Mah 2s GNB

11/3/20
After a number of test flights, this is one smooth flyer. Very happy with the results. Flashed with betaflight 4.2, Bidirectional Dshot, and latest filters. Also the Escs are running 48 khz firmware.

10/22/20
All parts have arrived!

10/17/20
Received some parts today. Took a quick photo of everything so far. A few things I had already. Just waiting on the motors.

10/16/20
This is just a picture I borrowed from a review of the kit.
Waiting for parts to arrive. Final order also made for parts. I have a pretty clear picture on this one. Looking forward to trying the DVR
on a tiny whoop. Hoping to make this a cruiser like it's 6" brethren "Shiner"

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