leopard mk2 105

By SugarK on Oct 03, 2017

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so this is the second version of this frame with some minor tweaks to improve things a little, unfortunately the first 2 version have died in high speed impacts and bird attacks so I'm waiting on the post man to get this bad boy back in the air..

so the improvements over the first version are a little more clearance for slightly larger props, moving the rear standoff back a touch to improve clearance from the esc board, m3 front stand offs and lastly spacing at the front for a runcam/foxeer micro cam. this resulted in a the wheelbase increasing from 103mm to 105mm but thats not a massive issue..
the protoype has been flying the new emax se1106 6000kv motors on both 3 and 4s... its quite frankly stupid fast, i can't say for sure how fast it is but its somewhere between 70-100mph, it eats batteries and is pushing a power to weight ration in the 12:1 region. Its way nicer to fly on 3s than 4 but its a bit like crack its super addictive and moreish.. constantly flying 4s does require in-depth pre flighting the Kwad before every session as it has a tendency to rattle stuff loose and then suck it through the props ( last time it was the sensor board for the micro camera with predictable results ). any way can't wait to get this total beast of a machine back in the air with the updated frame design and start testing some cut down 3" props and see if i can crack that 100mph wall..

Still needs one more revision to the camera bay, it needs more room to clear the plug on the foxeer micro as the rev 2 is only getting 20° of tilt

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Part List

Frame

29 x
Great3d.com
$29.00

Flight Controller

HGLRC Omnibus F4 V2 Flight Controller (3 builds)
Fpvfaster.com.au
See Site

ESCs

HGLRC 20x20mm 28A Blheli_S ESC (7 builds)
Fpvfaster.com.au
See Site

Motors

4 x Whoops, our bad... (15 builds)
Emax-usa.com
$999.96

Propellers

10 Pairs Racerstar 2435PRO 2.4inch PC 4-blade Propeller 1.5mm Mounting Hole for FPV Racing Frame (9 builds)
Banggood.com
$6.02

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
$28.99

FPV Transmitter

HGLRC XJB TX20 V2 25/100/250mW Switchable VTX (11 builds)
Fpvfaster.com.au
See Site

Receiver

FrSky Ultralight XM Receiver Up To 16CH for RC Drone FPV Racing (71 builds)
Banggood.com
$11.99

Batteries

Tattu 4S 650mah 75C w/XT30 (4 builds)
Rotorgeeks.com
$21.18

Radio

Radiomaster TX16S MAX Edition Radio (BLOW OUT CLEARANCE) (2 builds)
Rotorvillage.ca
$349.99

Radio

Boxer Max Radio Controller (M2)
Radiomasterrc.com
See Site

Goggles

DJI Goggles 2 (7 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$648.99

Goggles

HDZero Goggle | HDZERO (16 builds)
Hd-zero.com
$599.99

HD Camera

GoPro HERO8 Black - Waterproof Action Camera with Touch Screen 4K Ultra HD Video 12MP Photos 1080p Live Streaming Stabilization (37 builds)
Amazon.com
$2.00

Video Receiver

HDZero VRX Digital HD Receiver Module (7 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$219.00

Radio Module

Happymodel ES24TX 2,4 GHz ExpressLRS ELRS s dlhým dosahom, nízkou latenciou a vysokým opätovným blikaním modulu Micro TX p (6 builds)
Banggood.com
$45.99

Battery Charger

HOTA D6 Pro 325W 15A 1-6S Dual Channel AC/DC Smart Charger w/ Wireless Cellphone Charging - Choose Your Color (53 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$117.99

Battery Charger

ISDT Q6 Pro BattGo 300W 14A Battery Balance Charger (47 builds)
Getfpv.com
See Site

Soldering Iron

MINI TS100 Digital OLED Programmable Interface DC5525 Soldering Iron Station Built-in STM32 Chip (264 builds)
Banggood.com
$53.99

Accessories

FuriousFPV 18650 Smart Power Case V2 FPV-0384V2-S (4 builds)
Phaserfpv.com.au
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Oeliboeb   Oct 03, 2017  
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tell me about the bird attacks...

SugarK   Oct 07, 2017 

haha the first one i have on video the second busted the Kwad

https://vimeo.com/231637636

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