5" x-knight 'bench build'

By jolars on Feb 10, 2021

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I had an old 3" build from a couple years ago that died to make this quad. I pieced most of the quad together with leftover parts/pieces from the bench.

Weighing in at 245g with a 850mah 4S pack. I flew for 7 minutes on a single pack today at lunch and was not taking it easy at all. Super fun! I need to try a 6S pack - and see if these motors can handle it!

Canopy is a BetaFPV canopy spray painted black.

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