Flying Tuna! 8520 Brushed 1S "Toothpick" Build.

By OptimaZe on Jan 05, 2021

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Had some brushed motors and an FC in my parts bins that needed something to do so decided to build this up. Haven't had a chance to maiden it yet but hope to this afternoon. Curious as to how well these 8520 brushed motors will carry this build on Gemfan 65mm props.

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Part List

Frame	8.5mm Flying Tuna Frame by tunaman68 (2 builds) Thingiverse.com	See Site
Flight Controller	BETAFPV Lite Brushed Flight Controller V2 LiteOSD Compatible with Silverware Firmware for Micro FPV Whoop Drone Beta65S Lite (7 builds) Amazon.com	$1.00
Motors	Makerfire 4pcs 8.5x20mm 15000KV Brushed Motors 1.0mm Shaft with Micro JST 1.25 2P Connector CW CCW 8520 Coreless Motors for Tiny (8 builds) Amazon.com	$15.99
Propellers	Gemfan 65mmS Durable 2-Blade Props (1mm Shaft - Set of 8) (4 builds) Newbeedrone.com	$2.39
FPV Camera	Wolfwhoop WT05 Micro AIO 600TVL Camera Only 3.4g 5.8GHz 25mW FPV Transmitter with Dipole Brass Antenna Combo for FPV Quadcopter (23 builds) Amazon.com	$14.39
Batteries	NewBeeDrone Nitro Nectar Gold 300mAh 1S HV LiPo Battery (4 Battery) (17 builds) Newbeedrone.com	$24.99
Misc Parts	NewBeeDrone BeeBrain Goober Canopy - Multiple Colors (36 builds) Newbeedrone.com	$3.99

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Discussion

Krotow Nov 16, 2021

Do anybody still use brushed motors?

OptimaZe Nov 16, 2021

I fly at least one brushed Silverware build every day. Nothing better in confined spaces if you ask me.

MrSmoothFPV Jan 27, 2021

Have you flown this yet? How was it?

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OptimaZe Jan 27, 2021

8520 motors are surprisingly well suited to 65mm props. The jump in performance from my other builds that used 55mm props is significant.

MrSmoothFPV Jan 27, 2021

Do you know of any frames like this that are available to purchase? I don't have access to a printer unfortunately.

OptimaZe Jan 27, 2021

I've never come across any that were designed for 8520's and 65mm props unfortunately.

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