Featherlight test platform

By Steve Nelson on Feb 20, 2018

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I was so pleased with the performance of the 4” featherlight that I decided to build a 5” version as well. I’ll be using most of the same electronics that I used on the 4” build. The ori 20x20 4 in 1 and omnibus f4 nano fit this frame well and should be up to the task for the light 5” motors and 4” ones that I plan to test. For this mock-up, I’m reusing some older motors I had laying around while I wait patiently for the efaw 1807s come in.

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Alloy907   Feb 25, 2018  
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sexy!

Rhart   Feb 21, 2018  
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Nice!!!

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