Firefly

By UnderDawg on Apr 09, 2017

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I was looking for a 3'' frame the I could try a few new thing with. The only requirements being, lightweight, fit a 20mm X 20mm board and use a full size cam. This frame had more than enough room and still allowed me to drop the top 5mm.

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Part List

Frame	iFlight iX3 V2 140mm FPV Frame 4mm Main Plate Racing Quadcopter Kit Carbon Fiber Suit for 1306-1606 Brushless Motor HS1177 RunCa (6 builds) Amazon.com	$23.99
Flight Controller	6.5g 20x20mm XJB V1 6DOF Micro F3 EVO Flight Control AIO 5V BEC PDB with XR25A 25A F396 2-6S 4 In 1 ESC (2 builds) Banggood.com	$45.99
Motors	2 x DYS BX1306 1306 4000KV CW/CCW Brushless Motor for Multicopter (22 builds) Banggood.com	$43.78
Propellers	1 Pair DYS 3045 3 Inch 3 Blade Propeller Triblade Bullnose Prop Red Orange Yellow Green Blue Purple (32 builds) Banggood.com	$1.39
FPV Camera	RunCam Swift Mini FPV Camera 2.3mm Lens FOV 150 600TVL OSD DC 5-36V CCD NTSC IR Blocked with Mount for Racing Drone Quadcopter ( Amazon.com	$34.99
FPV Transmitter	Eachine VTX03 Super Mini 5.8G 72CH 0/25mW/50mw/200mW Switchable FPV Transmitter (417 builds) Banggood.com	$12.22
Antenna	7cm 2.5dBi-3dBi 5.8G 4-Leaf RHCP Micro Clover Antenna IPX UFL For Mini FPV VTX Ebay.com	$8.99
Receiver	2.4G 8CH Compatible Receiver for Futaba T6J T8J T10J T14SG S-FHSS S-SBUS (14 builds) Banggood.com	$23.43
Batteries	Turnigy nano-tech 850mAh 4S 45~90C Lipo Pack Hobbyking.com	$15.30
Radio	FrSky ACCST Taranis Q X7 2.4GHz 16CH Mode 2 Transmitter Blue Orange for RC FPV Racing Drone (263 builds) Banggood.com	$139.99
HD Camera	Adorama Adorama.com	$54.99
HD Camera	Caddx Turtle V2 Micro FPV Camera / 20x20 1080P 60 FPS HD DVR - Black (54 builds) Racedayquads.com	$51.99
HD Camera	GoPro Hero5 Session, 1080p (303 builds) Amazon.com	$230.41
HD Camera	GoPro HERO5 Session (303 builds) Getfpv.com	$199.99
HD Camera	Quelima SQ12 Mini 1080P FHD DVR Camera 155 Degree FOV Loop-cycle Recording Night Vision (7 builds) Banggood.com	$16.47
Misc Parts	550 Paracord Mil Spec Type III 7 strand parachute cord 10,25,50,100 ft (2 builds) Ebay.com	$5.16
Misc Parts	Suleve™ M3AS7 10Pcs M3x30mm Knurled Standoff Bolt Aluminum Alloy 6061 Multicolours (4 builds) Banggood.com	$3.89
Misc Parts	WraptorSkinz Vinyl Craft Cutter Designer 12x12 Sheets Open Fire - 2 Pack Amazon.com	$11.95

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Discussion

Philo777 Sep 03, 2018

Can you build one for me with one of these little bad boys on it- HGLRC UBLOX M8N GPS ?

UnderDawg Sep 03, 2018

I'm sure I could as long as you're not in a hurry... This is a bussy time of the year of me.

UnderDawg Oct 22, 2017

With a little down time between builds I decided to upgrade a few of my quads. I started with putting the little IX3 on a diet.
The first thing was get rid of the larger and heavier Futaba receiver. The XM+ saves about 3 grams and makes a much cleaner build. I then dropped the top even more to 28mm and added a Storm Moby 3 inch TPU camera mount ( fit like a glove ) is not only looks better, but saves a few G's and allows more camera tilt. Forever Tubes were then added to the back to finish off the changes.
All in all I was able to shave off another 10 grams ( AUW 233g 's ) and clean up this little gem of a quad .

sp00f FPV Aug 17, 2017

Does this frame fit 30mm fc? Like the dys f4

UnderDawg Aug 17, 2017

Yes it does. It fits both 20x20mm and 30x30mm boards.

Charles Hidalgo Apr 13, 2017

Beautiful!

Bama3Dr Jun 28, 2017

Agreed. The snake skin (I'm guessing) theme is awesome!

BenVorFun Apr 12, 2017

Can fit in this build a TBS powercube ?

UnderDawg Apr 12, 2017

I don't see why not. you have 35mm between bottom and top plate and the mounting for the board is 20x20 or for the standard 30x30.

CesiumSalami Apr 12, 2017

Is the runcam taped in there? I have this frame and am planning to put the runcam mini on there but can't tell of the pre-drilled holes will work :/

UnderDawg Apr 12, 2017

Yes, I taped it in using 30lb double sided tape as the pre-drilled holes didn't line up.

triki Apr 11, 2017

Great job !
What flight times are you looking at with that baby ?

UnderDawg Apr 11, 2017

Thanks! I haven't had a chance to get out with my box of props and batteries yet, but I'm looking to be in the 6 minute range with 850 mAh 3 and 4s batteries.

Whiffles Apr 09, 2017

Nice job! The color coordination is great and it came in at a pretty reasonable price.

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