Custom True X Floss

By Carbon_Rob on Aug 31, 2017

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I wanted an ultralight true x like the Minimalist from Armattan, but I wasn't in love with the arm design, so I got creative. I made a custom bottom plate for some spare floss arms I had laying around and this is what I ended up with. The Kakute is perfect for hard mounting because the IMU is soft mounted on top of the board, and I got it for free (prototype version). Could shed some serious grams if I went with a micro cam and tpu mounts, but I had this camera laying around too. At ~250g it should be pretty nimble with those 2205 2555kv Brother Hobby motors. I'm really liking the form factor of the Spedix escs. Also, this design is perfect for the Runcam Split because the camera is high enough above the props that you don't see them. Thanks for looking!

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Part List

Frame	Replacement Arms For Hyperlite Floss 5 inch 22XX (5 pcs.) (3 builds) Pirofliprc.com	$9.99
Flight Controller	Holybro Kakute F4 AIO (42 builds) Getfpv.com	$40.99
ESCs	4 x SPEDIX ES20A ESC – LITE BLHELI_S DSHOT 600 (4 builds) Strictlyracingdrones.com	$28.00
Motors	Set of 4 Brother Hobby Returner R2 Ghost Edition 2205 2555kv (7 builds) Rccrazed.com	$51.96
Propellers	DALprop Crystal Purple T5046C Cyclone Tri Blade Propeller Set Rccrazed.com	$2.51
FPV Camera	Rotor Riot Special Edition RunCam Swift (144 builds) Store.rotorriot.com	$39.99
FPV Transmitter	TBS Unify Pro HV Race Edition (SMA) (555 builds) Store.rotorriot.com	$29.95
Antenna	TBS Unify Pro 5G8 Linear Antenna (92 builds) Team-blacksheep.com	$6.95
Receiver	FrSky XM+ 2.4GHz Micro ReceiverDefault Title (1149 builds) Racedayquads.com	$15.99

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Discussion

CaptainFalcon Sep 01, 2017

Ive been contemplating doing this exact frame setup. Did you follow the qav ulx idea with plates above and below the arms or just like the original floss?

Carbon_Rob Sep 01, 2017

I just have one plate like the original floss.

moteasa Aug 31, 2017

was the plate hand cut or did you use CNC?

Carbon_Rob Aug 31, 2017

Hand cut, very carefully.

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