Sunburnt Penguin iX5

By Egmanila on Jun 24, 2017

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Cause it's black, white, and red all over! Get it? ha. haa... I'm not funny. My first build - based it all around the really nice looking iFlight iX5 frame and Betaflight F3 FC. 3D printed a set of ESC covers, an antenna mount, an antenna cover, and a mount for the VTX to attach it to the stack.

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Part List

Frame

iFlight RACER iX5 200mm FPV Racing Quadcopter Frame Kit (13 builds)
Iflight-rc.com
$29.99

Flight Controller

BetaflightF3 Flight Controller (134 builds)
Fpvmodel.com
$29.66

ESCs

4X Racerstar RS30A V2 30A Blheli_S ESC OPTO 2-4S Support Oneshot42 Multishot 16.5 Dshot600 for RC Drone (89 builds)
Banggood.com
$53.57

Motors

4X Racerstar Racing Edition 2205S BR2205S 2600KV 2-4S Brushless Motor For 210 QAV250 280 RC Drone FPV Racing (2 builds)
Banggood.com
$31.99

Propellers

DALPROP T5045C Cyclone 5 (2 CW 2 CCW)
Pirofliprc.com
$2.99

FPV Camera

Banggood (130 builds)
Banggood.com
$15.45

FPV Transmitter

Eachine VTX03 Super Mini 5.8G 72CH 0/25mW/50mw/200mW Switchable FPV Transmitter (417 builds)
Banggood.com
$12.22

Antenna

Pagoda-2 Rev B RHCP Combat Kit (10 builds)
Farvew.com
$4.00

Receiver

Flysky X6B 2.4G 6CH i-BUS PPM PWM Receiver for AFHDS i10 i6s i6 i6x i4x Transmitter (180 builds)
Banggood.com
$11.06

Batteries

Infinity 1300mah 14.8V 90C 4S1P Race Spec Lipo Battery for FPV Racing (16 builds)
Taco-rc.com
$24.99

Misc Parts

onelinkmore RF Connector Pigtail Cable SMA Female Bulkhead to U.fl/ipx Extension Cable 1.13 Cable 5cm Pack of 2 (2 builds)
Amazon.com
$5.19

Misc Parts

TPU Quadcopter Motor Soft Mount Vibration Dampener (Set of 8)
Amazon.com
$4.95

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

MG Chemicals 422B Silicone Modified Conformal Coating, 55mL Glass Bottle with Brushes, Clear (22 builds)
Amazon.com
$19.42

Misc Parts

4 x Panasonic Electronic Components
Digikey.com
$3.08
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