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FPV Racing Drone — Drone Build

Showing you images of the building process of my 5-inch drone, along with a demo of its power. Can't wait to try it out on 6S! 2020-10-28

Building Images

Here are some images of the drone while I was building it:

flight stack frame and arms frame and stack frame, stack and motors xt60 connector xt60 connector with heat shrink motor wires motor wires soldered on stack all motor wires solderd on stack capacitor soldered on stack receiver solderd to stack aluminum side plates on stack receiver antennas on top plate top plate screwed on stack motor wires held by zip ties battery pad arm protector arm protector installed on frame arm

Built Images

Here are some images of the drone in its fully built state:
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First Flights

Here is a short video of the drone performing its maiden flight (with no sound, unfortunately) followed by a demo of its performance on a 4S LiPo:

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Conclusion

This drone was way too easy to build. I expected to have to overcome many difficult problems to make it work, but it turns out the most complex issue took me 15 minutes to fix. The videos in this post are only featuring my drone on a 4S LiPo, which means that it will be about 150% more powerful when I will receive my 6S battery. I can't wait to try it out!