Chameleon 6. I chose a 6 inch quad because I already have a 5 inch and it offered a few things other frames did not. Armattans legendary warranty, good protection for FPV camera and a top mounted battery that wont get sliced by a bent prop (this is especially true if you chose to use 5 inch props on a 6 inch frame. it is also a unibody which is rare for a 6 inch frame.
I soon decided that I would make this a premium quadcopter with premium components
Other choices were easy. Mateks flight controller is brilliant i also purchased the PDB which I will use if I can fit it in the stack, the lumienier 4in1 has a 5v and a 12v bec while also providing a high quality blheli 32bit implementation. The T-Motor f40s are durable. King Kong make the cheapest 6 inch prop while also providing the highest maximum thrust (although it loses to the HQ props in low end response). The Eagle2 gives a great image with low latency. The Tramp allows me to use audio as well as remote VTX switching. The TBS Triumph is a durable antenna and the LHCP matches my colour scheme very well. the XSR is the cheapest (and arguably best) way to get taranis telemetry at the moment.
Usually I build a quadcopter to a weight but this is not going to be like that. this quadcopter is built for smoothness and hopefully it shows
Update 10 October '17
I have decided to use the Kamikaze F4x flight controller and Kamikaze 4in1 32bit ESCs from undergroundFPV instead of the Matek controller and lumenier ESC.
The lumenier ESCs has small looking power wires and does not offer telemetry or current sensing. I swapped to the F4X flight controller because of 32bit telemetry inputs (if I have the feature I want to be able to use it).
The kamikaze FC also integrates cleanly with the Kamikaze 4in1 ESC. Some other features I like, it has TVS diode protection as well as a 32k Gyro (I am aware of the over sensitivity issues, but I want to try it out for myself) The F4x has a soft mounted Gyro which is cool but I am a little worried about the ribbon cable that sticks out on the side. Looks like a disaster waiting to happen. Hopefully it comes with extra ribbons.
I have also renamed the build to Kamikaze Chameleon (used to be orange juice). Has a nice ring to it don't ya think?
Parts are arriving this week so hopefully will be able to maiden the quad this weekend.
Frame |
Chameleon 6
(4 builds)
Armattanquads.com
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$90.00 |
Flight Controller |
Kamikaze F4X Flight Controller
Undergroundfpv.com
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$30.00 |
ESCs |
Kamikaze V2 4/1 32Bit ESC (40A x 4)
Undergroundfpv.com
|
$59.99 |
Motors |
2 x T Motor F40III
Undergroundfpv.com
|
$37.60 |
Propellers |
KINGKONG/LDARC 6040 Propellers CW & CCW 10 Pairs For 250 280 RC Drone FPV Racing Multi Rotor
(13 builds)
Banggood.com
|
$6.04 |
FPV Camera |
RunCam Eagle 2 800TVL CMOS 2.1mm/2.5mm 4:3/16:9 NTSC/PAL Switchable Super WDR FPV Camera Low Latency
(98 builds)
Banggood.com
|
$39.99 |
FPV Transmitter |
Immersion RC's Tramp HV
Undergroundfpv.com
|
$37.99 |
Antenna |
TBS Triumph Stubby - Single antenna
(3 builds)
Undergroundfpv.com
|
$14.99 |
Receiver |
FrSky XSR 2.4GHz 16CH ACCST Receiver w/ S-Bus & CPPM
(480 builds)
Getfpv.com
|
See Site |
Batteries |
Tattu R-Line 1550mAh 95C 4S1P lipo battery pack with XT60
– MultiRotorMania
(49 builds)
Multirotormania.com
|
$36.99 |
Very cool build!
Post some videos, we would love to see it flying
We have some new custom firmware coming out for the F4X for 32/32K email us support@undergroundfpv.com to become a beta tester for firmware builds if you wish.
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