FR7 Heavy Cruiser HD

By JoeShu on Aug 09, 2021

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This is my new 7 inch build, this time I had a clear idea in mind, I want to trade weight and flight time for high speed cruising performance.
So i choosed the FR7 frame for its joined arms to reduce frame floppiness. And reused the 2807 motor to carry more weight.
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The dry weight reached 800g, She is a thick girl indeed~
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I designed some tpu mount for the DJI VTX , GPS and all the Ants, I intensionally move all the component further back to offset the Center Of Mass a bit back,
So that I can place the batter right in the middle.
But the didn't print that well......
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TeamWolfFPV   Aug 18, 2021  

Creative build! Do you have STLs available?

JoeShu   Aug 18, 2021 

To be honest, the TPU part is not good for printing and it feels floppy. I'm currently working on a better version.
Anyway, I will proved the STL as well as STEP file for this version on Thingiverse with a new account, My original account got locked somehow........

JoeShu   Aug 21, 2021 
JoeShu   Aug 25, 2021 

OK, I have the more Compact version:https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4941363

Marcus W.   Aug 14, 2021  

How long is your flight time with this battery?

phaley51   Aug 09, 2021  

Awesome Build! Interested to see what flight times/overall range you can get out of it.

JoeShu   Aug 10, 2021 

Thanks. :)
I didn't do a proper flight time test, So I don't have numbers. But I fly it with a 6s 18650 LI-ion pack, after 6 mins of speed cruise, I landed at 3.5v per cell.
I'd say 10mins of cruising should be just enough.

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