Alpha 4

By RCbeer on May 13, 2017

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First build. I think it turned out great! Sadly, I had to pay quite a bit for customs too :/

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Part List

Frame

Martian II 220 220mm 4mm Arm Thickness Carbon Fiber Frame Kit w/ PDB For RC Drone (90 builds)
Banggood.com
$31.58

Flight Controller

F3 Flight Controller Acro 6 DOF/Deluxe 10 DOF for RC Multirotor FPV Racing Drone (85 builds)
Banggood.com
$16.05

ESCs

4 x Racerstar RS20A 20A BLHELI_S OPTO 2-4S ESC Support Dshot150 Dshot300 for RC Racing Drone (3 builds)
Banggood.com
$34.00

Motors

4X Racerstar Racing Edition 2205S BR2205S 2300KV 2-4S Brushless Motor For X210 220 QAV250 RC Drone FPV Racing (22 builds)
Banggood.com
$33.61

Propellers

3 x CA$9.99 10% 10 Pairs Kingkong / LDARC 5040 5x4x3 3-Blade Single Color CW CCW Propellers for Racing Drone RC Parts from Toys (79 builds)
Banggood.com
$21.90

Propellers

3 x CA$4.17 2 Pairs Dalprop Cyclone T5046C 5046 5x4.6 CW CCW Propeller for RC Drone RC Parts from Toys Hobbies and Robot on ban (391 builds)
Banggood.com
$9.15

FPV Camera

Page Not Found - Banggood.com (78 builds)
Banggood.com
$67.91

FPV Transmitter

TBS Unify Pro 5G8 V3 (RP-SMA) (103 builds)
Team-blacksheep.com
$39.95

Antenna

AOMWAY 5.8G 3dBi RP-SMA Male Four Lobe RHCP VTx/VRx FPV Antenna (60 builds)
Banggood.com
$9.90

Receiver

FrSky XSR 2.4GHz 16CH ACCST Receiver Board S-Bus CPPM Output Support X9D X9E X9DP X12S X Series (480 builds)
Banggood.com
$15.99

Batteries

3 x Turnigy Graphene 1500mAh 4S 65C LiPo Pack w/ XT60 (19 builds)
Hobbyking.com
$92.73

Batteries

5 x 4S Tattu 1550mah 75C Lipo (20 builds)
Catalystmachineworks.com
$129.95

Power Distribution

Matek Systems HUBOSD8-SE 9-27V PDB W/ STOSD8-SE 5V&10V Dual BEC for RC Drone (37 builds)
Banggood.com
$16.99

HD Camera

GoPro Hero5 Session, 1080p (303 builds)
Amazon.com
$230.41

Misc Parts

Eachine VR D2 Pro 5 Inches 800*480 40CH 5.8G Diversity FPV Goggles DVR Lens Adjustable for RC Drone (4 builds)
Banggood.com
$73.99

Misc Parts

Gens ace 4000mAh 7.4V 25C 2S1P Lipo Battery Pack
Gensace.de
See Site

Misc Parts

4 PCS Realacc M3*7+4.5 Flight Controller Anti-Vibration Fixed Screws for RC Drone FPV Racing (49 builds)
Banggood.com
$3.82

Misc Parts

2 x 5PCS Banggood 220mm Battery Tie Down Strap for RC Drone (17 builds)
Banggood.com
$4.24

Misc Parts

4PCS Landing Skid Gear Frame Anti-vibration M3 Sponge for 210 220 250 RC Drone FPV Racing Multi Rotor (8 builds)
Banggood.com
$1.02

Misc Parts

Suleve™ M3AR3 10Pcs M3 35mm Knurled Standoff Aluminum Alloy Multicolor (6 builds)
Banggood.com
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Discussion

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QuadifyRC.com   May 16, 2017  
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I've just been trolling your builds and as well as having a very similar e011 I have and almost identical Martian 2 build right down to the battery straps. First acro flight yesterday and nothing bronken (yet)

RCbeer   May 18, 2017 

That's great! It looks better than mine. If i can give you any advice, put some padding under the battery. Some screws on the frame made little holes in my batteries and i just glued on some foam (that came with the batteries) to solve it.

Have fun!

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