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.
Frame |
8.5mm Flying Tuna Frame by tunaman68
Thingiverse.com
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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
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$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
Amazon.com
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$9.99 |
Propellers |
Gemfan 65mm Durable 2-Blade Props (1mm Shaft - Set of 8)
(2 builds)
Newbeedrone.com
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$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
(19 builds)
Amazon.com
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$16.55 |
Batteries |
NewBeeDrone Nitro Nectar Gold 300mAh 1S HV LiPo Battery
(11 builds)
Newbeedrone.com
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$6.99 |
Misc Parts |
NewBeeDrone BeeBrain Goober Canopy - Multiple Colors
(13 builds)
Newbeedrone.com
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$4.99 |
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