I wanted a little quad that I could fly aroung my street with no issues that also wasn't a 65mm outdoor whoop so toothpick to the rescue.
I'm glad I did this a little later to the bandwagon so there was plenty of options and tips. Managed to reach a 58g AUW with a thrust ratio of 9.2
Will update a video with the maiden later on
Word of advice if you're attempting this build:
After removing the motor connectors the pads are SUPER TINY AND CLOSE TO EACHOTHER. I've had to use visual aid in the form of zoom lens glasses to be able to see what I was doing. Alternatively you could solder connectors for the motor wires for the cost of about 2 grams give or take.
Frame |
Sanchez Air [Ultralight 3" Toothpick]
(5 builds)
Cncdrones.com
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$10.50 |
Flight Controller |
HAPPYMODEL X12 AIO 5-IN-1 BOARD - F4 FC + 12A ESC - Choose your version
(14 builds)
Racedayquads.com
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$63.99 |
Motors |
4 x Rcinpower 1202.5 11500kv
Aliexpress.com
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$68.88 |
Propellers |
GEMFAN 3018 Hurricane Durable - Bipales - 1.5mm Shaft (4paires)
(2 builds)
Drone-fpv-racer.com
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See Site |
FPV Camera |
Caddx Ant 1.8mm 1200TVL 16:9/4:3 Global WDR with OSD 2g Ultra Light Nano FPV Camera for FPV Racing RC Drone
(137 builds)
Banggood.com
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$19.90 |
Antenna |
Foxeer Micro Lollipop 5.8GHz U.FL Antenna 2 Pack - RHCP - Choose Your Color
(64 builds)
Racedayquads.com
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$19.89 |
3D Printed |
Toothpick Nano Pod Lite [14mm] by Dave_C_FPV
(13 builds)
Thingiverse.com
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See Site |
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