NightWing X5 FPV Drone
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Having built 2 FPV drones before, using iFlight's Titan and Chimera carbon fiber frames, I decided to design something of my own that could be 3d printed for the third build. NightWing - X5 is a 5" FPV drone frame for racing/freestyle. The configuration for the frame is a squashed 'X', hence the props would be in view for certain camera angles. The mounting holes for the flight controller are 30.5 mm apart and for the camera they are 19 mm apart so you can house any micro FPV camera in the mount. The mounting holes for the motors are 16 mm apart. I also designed 2 camera mounts (longer and shorter) since I did not have enough room initially to fit my flight controller stack along with the video transmitter. With the longer mount you'll need 4 - M3x30 mm standoffs to secure the top-plate to the mid-plate. However, if you decide to use an AIO (all-in-one) board you're better off using the smaller mount and M3x25 mm standoffs. The assembly is fairly straight forward. Please refer the images for more details. For my final build, I used the following parts: 1) iFlight Succex-E F7 flight controller stack (w/45A ESCs) 2) Succex-Force VTX (25 - 600mW) 3) FrSky R-XSR receiver (2.4Ghz) 4) Runcam Phoenix II camera 5) Xing2 2604 1650kv motors 6) Ovonic 1500 mah 4S battery 7) Foxeer 5.8 G VTX antenna 8) Gemfan 5" props 9) M3x(6-16) mm hex nut&bolt kit 10) M3x25 or M3x30 mm standoffs 11) Rubber pads and straps for securing battery 12) Receiver antenna protection/cover All parts can be found on Amazon. I would also check RaceDayQuads(RDQ) or GetFPV websites for any offers. Don't forget you'll also need a radio transmitter/controller to control the drone. I initially used 2207 2750 kv motors which I later upgraded to 1650 kv for better performance. I used the motor and prop CAD files from grabcad.com by Aisak and Jes Olavides for the renders. If you decide to pursue this build Good Luck and Happy Flying !!!
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