I had the opportunity to build this rig for a good friend and amazing pilot, Patrick Lombardi.
The Hyperlow X8 is an incredibly well-designed frame — the carbon quality is top-notch, the design is clean and elegant, and all cuts and edges are perfectly finished.
For this build, we went with high-end components:
Flight Controller: Radix 2 HD
ESC: Foxeer 4-in-1 65A
Motors: Xnova 2812 1100KV
BEC: Matek
RX: CRSF
and more.
The frame comes with everything you need: pre-installed press nuts, various 3D prints, screws (although I replaced them with my preferred ones), and even XT30, XT60, and XT90 connectors.
There are no printed assembly instructions, but they can easily be found on the Hyperlow website and are very detailed.
The generous space and clever layout of the frame allow for multiple electronic configurations.
Personally, I mounted the two ESCs in the rear and placed the FC alone at the front.
I added two 50V 1000uF capacitors with short extensions and printed a custom mount for the Matek BEC, installed right behind the ESCs.
I also printed mounts for the capacitors, a CRSF diversity mount above the FC, and a USB-C port holder.
As always, that first power-up comes with a little rush of adrenaline (at least for me ), but everything worked perfectly.
I then proceeded with the tuning in a “light” configuration — using a 4500mAh LiPo and an 820g dummy weight to simulate the payload of a Blackmagic Pocket Naked and SDR.
The frame and all the electronics performed flawlessly.
I’d say it turned out to be a really solid build.
Below are a few screenshots from the blackbox logs.
Frame |
HYPERLOW X8
(3 builds)
Hyperlowframes.com
|
$495.00 |
Flight Controller |
BrainFPV RADIX 2 HD Flight Controller
Farinsframes.com
|
$139.00 |
ESCs |
2 x ESC Reaper F4 128k 4in1 BL32 65A - Foxeer
(3 builds)
Drone-fpv-racer.com
|
See Site |
Motors |
8 x Moteurs XNOVA Smooth Line - 2812 - 1100Kv (Unité)
Drone-fpv-racer.com
|
See Site |
Propellers |
8 x Gemfan 9045-3 Nylon Renforcé Pour Cinelifter & Macro Quad
Drone-fpv-racer.com
|
See Site |
FPV Camera |
DJI O4 Air Unit Pro
Drone-fpv-racer.com
|
See Site |
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