Tadpole 2.5 HD

By k_thod on Feb 01, 2021

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Fan of Armattan frames ..bored as sh..t with the confinement = 2.5 inch HD quad .

Goal here was to keep the frame intact as much as possible and it ended up being a nightmare to make everyhting fit .

Final weight is 100 gr without batt with a 5 amps consumption stationnary hovering ... now lets wait for the sun to test it for real

Cons. of this build:

not enought UARTs to get current sensor from the Esc (only 2 onboard)
USB ports are totally not usaeable whitout unmounting the caddx
R9 mm is near the caddx, i hope the heat won't be an issue
probably other issues incoming when flying in real conditions

But fun to build :)

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Part List

Frame	Armattan Tadpole 2.5" FPV Frame (26 builds) Getfpv.com	$34.00
Flight Controller	Light F4_Flight Controllers_FPV_T-MOTOR Store-Official Store for T-motor drone motor,ESC,Propeller Store-en.tmotor.com	See Site
ESCs	4 x Cinematic F30A 6S 4IN1_ESC_FPV_T-MOTOR Store-Official Store for T-motor drone motor,ESC,Propeller Store-en.tmotor.com	See Site
Motors	4 x NEW! Xnova FPV T1204 motor series. 4000kv_5000kv \| XNOVA MOTORS Xnovamotors.com	See Site
FPV Camera	Caddx Nebula V2 Nano Digital HD VTX Air Unit Kit for DJI (47 builds) Pyrodrone.com	$134.99
Receiver	FrSky R9MM OTA 900MHz Micro Receiver - ACCESS (87 builds) Racedayquads.com	$23.49
3D Printed	Tadpole CaddxVista by K_thod_v2 Thingiverse.com	See Site

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Discussion

Mountainlovingsurfer Feb 01, 2021

Very Cool Build , its just so tight a !!. what are those Props Like ?

k_thod Feb 04, 2021

Not yet tested outside..only hovers in the living room but i have the feeling those motors may not be as powerfull as i want ..wait and see

k_thod Mar 09, 2021

Now that i tuned it and flew a bunch of lipos, it is just awesome ... those props are ok and flight characteristics are what i was waiting for..
In the end, the only down side of it is the FC usb port not beiing easely accessible

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