Got this build to come in under 18 grams dry. Used an E010 frame and removed the battery bay, then used the little pins on the side of the frame to attach a small rubber band to hold the battery on. I also replaced the stock vTX antenna with a small piece of wire similar to the way the vTX antenna is on the Crux3 FC. I'm sure range has been affected, but I built this strictly for flying around my basement Whoop course, and my living room, dining room, and kitchen so it's never far enough away from me to be an issue.
Frame |
Eachine E010 Frame for Mighty Whoop - Inductrix
Progressiverc.com
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$1.99 |
Flight Controller |
WHOOP Lite Brushed Flight Controller Board Built in Bayang Protocol RC Quadcopter Part
(2 builds)
Aliexpress.com
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$11.87 |
Motors |
NewBeeDrone BDR SILVER Edition - 6mm Brushed Motor
(13 builds)
Newbeedrone.com
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$8.99 |
Propellers |
NewBeeDrone Venom V2 Super Durable Propellers 31mm -0.8mm Shaft (4CCW+4CW)
(18 builds)
Newbeedrone.com
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$2.99 |
FPV Camera |
AKK C1T Super Mini 5.8GHz 25mW FPV Transmitter 600TVL Micro AIO Camera Only 2.8g with Dipole Antenna for FPV Drone
(21 builds)
Amazon.com
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$19.99 |
Batteries |
AKK 4pcs JST-PH 2.0 260mAh 35C 3.8V HV 1S Lipo Battery for Tiny Whoop Blade Inductrix
(7 builds)
Amazon.com
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$1.00 |
Misc Parts |
Happymodel Mobula6 Canopy
(9 builds)
Getfpv.com
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