Birdbrain RC SKEW_L
By BirdbrainRC on Dec 14, 2020
It's been a while since I had a light quad - all of my SKEW_R builds from 2019 have been out of action or cannibalised for parts for months, and the Morningstar-B builds are real hefty, despite feeling great in the air. Since I had some time, carbon, and electronics, I decided to do something about that.
Despite looking visually similar to the SKEW_R, the SKEW_L frame is all new (as it's designed for a 20x20 stack rather than 30.5x30.5, new hole spacing meant new everything!) Other changes were an overall reduction in size, and a pod designed for micro rather than full size cameras. Rather than 4 arm braces, the SKEW_L has 2 (though it will be tested with none as well).
Components were a random assortment of what I had in broken quads, and some bits I bought on impuse and have been sitting on my shelf for months. The AMAXinno motors look fantastic, and are very light - whether that'll hurt the durability remains to be seen.
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Part List
Flight Controller |
Aikon F4 Mini Flight Controller (20mm)
Hobbyrc.co.uk
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See Site |
ESCs |
Aikon AK32Pin 35A 4in1ESC With Heatsink (20mm)
(6 builds)
Hobbyrc.co.uk
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See Site |
Motors |
4 x Superleggera 2305.5 - 1950KV V1 Motor aMAXinno T-Bell
(3 builds)
De.amaxshop.com
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See Site |
Propellers |
GEMFAN Hurricane 51477-3 - 20pcs
(2 builds)
Drone-fpv-racer.com
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See Site |
FPV Camera |
MY CART
Foxeer.com
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$36.00 |
FPV Transmitter |
Matek Mini VTX 5.8Ghz Video Transmitter
(2 builds)
Hobbyrc.co.uk
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See Site |
Antenna |
Foxeer Lollipop V3 Stubby 5.8GHz (2 pcs) (SMA) (RHCP)
Hobbyrc.co.uk
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See Site |
Receiver |
FrSky XM+ 2.4GHz Micro ReceiverDefault Title
(1149 builds)
Racedayquads.com
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$15.99 |
Misc Parts |
Ummagawd UMMAGRIP Universal Super Sticky Battery Pad
(175 builds)
Racedayquads.com
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$4.99 |
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