My first attempt at building a light weight racing quad. Was aiming for a dry weight of 250g, but ended up with 280g. I'm pretty sure I could reduce it by another 10-15g or so by removing some of the niceties, e.g. capacitor, buzzer, wire mesh etc... and replacing the hardware with titanium ones, but I'll live with this for now. :)
Frame |
XBEE_SR
(2 builds)
Shop2.xbee.cafe24.com
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$79.00 |
Flight Controller |
Betaflight F3 Flight Controller
(134 builds)
Hobbyrc.co.uk
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See Site |
ESCs |
DYS F30A 30A 4in1 ESC BLheli_S DShot
(74 builds)
Hobbyrc.co.uk
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See Site |
Motors |
4 x BrotherHobby Returner R2 2205 2300KV 2600KV 2800KV 3-4S Racing Edition Brushless Motor for RC FPV Racing Drone
(10 builds)
Banggood.com
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$58.92 |
Propellers |
CA$4.17 2 Pairs Dalprop Cyclone T5046C 5046 5x4.6 CW CCW Propeller for RC Drone RC Parts from Toys Hobbies and Robot on ban
(391 builds)
Banggood.com
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$3.05 |
FPV Camera |
RunCam Micro Swift 2 600TVL 2.1/2.3mm FOV 160/145 Degree 1/3 OSD CCD FPV Camera for RC Drone
(282 builds)
Banggood.com
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$28.99 |
FPV Transmitter |
Eachine VTX03 Super Mini 5.8G 72CH 0/25mW/50mw/200mW Switchable FPV Transmitter
(417 builds)
Banggood.com
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$12.22 |
Batteries |
Turnigy Graphene 1300mAh 4S 65C Lipo Pack w/XT60
(112 builds)
Hobbyking.com
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$20.99 |
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It feels like the weight is in line with the size of the motors. Good job!