10" macro quad v3

By cjdavies on Aug 05, 2023

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Had the itch to do another 'just for fun' build & wanted the wood a e s t h e t i c again. Believe it or not, the solid wood arms are only 11% heavier than the hollow aluminium from the previous incarnation.

New frame design is shorter but wider (easily fits 4x 21700 cells across now) & uses two identical base plates rather than a stripped down 'brace' on the bottom. Same motor mounts.

Initial plan is to go with ArduCopter, maybe see how Ardu handles acro these days.

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Part List

Flight Controller

Flight Controller H743-SLIM V3 – Matek Systems
Mateksys.com
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ESCs

4 x Racerstar PGA40 BLHeli_32 40A 2-6S Brushless ESC Dshot1200 Ready for FPV RC Drone (2 builds)
Racerstar.com
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Motors

BrotherHobby Avenger V3 2812 1115Kv Motor (6 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$33.99

Propellers

HQProp MacroQuad 10x5x3 (unit) (5 builds)
Drone-fpv-racer.com
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FPV Camera

RunCam Robin (5 builds)
Pyrodrone.com
$24.99

FPV Transmitter

Video Transmitter 5.8G VTX-HV w/ BFCMS Control (EOL) – Matek Systems (2 builds)
Mateksys.com
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Receiver

RadioMaster RP1 ELRS 2.4GHz Nano Receiver w/ UFL Antenna (21 builds)
Pyrodrone.com
$18.99

Power Distribution

PDB-HEX, 12S compatible – Matek Systems
Mateksys.com
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