LOVE this frame!
First off, I acknowledge that I may be slightly crazy, and over-motored this one a bit...build details below...
TLDR: If you're building an ultralight toothpick, and you're looking at this frame, don’t think, just buy it. Not even worth looking at others in this weight class. My SINGLE complaint is I wish this one was available in the colored carbon. If that's all you need, great! But the full story is below for your entertainment!
The frame is simple, light, and the quality is top notch! I’ll absolutely be ordering more from CNCMaddness in the future! Such a fantastic toothpick frame (5.2g on my milligram scale for the 2mm version), perfect for an ultralight build, and the designer's recommended parts are pretty ideal, and really where you should be aiming, and will net you a power-to-weight ratio around 9:1.
I, however, am crazy. I got an idea in my head I just couldn't get rid of: How far can I actually push the power-to-weight ratio? So, like the irresponsible man-child I am, I ignored all reason, and caved to my curiosity. I built a spreadsheet to calculate weight and thrust for all the components I wanted to use, and then went down a deep rabbit hole of mixing and matching parts, motors, and props, and I managed 18g of thrust per gram of weight (still using all steel fasteners, but a bunch of titanium is arriving today, so it's gonna get better...or worse, depending on your perspective lol)
My build:
FC: HAKRC F722
RX: BetaFPV ELRS Lite
VTX: Foxeer Reaper Nano
Cam: Caddx Ant Lite Nano
VTX Antenna: IBC Micro Switchblade
Canopy: BetaFPV Air
Props: GF 3018x2
Motors: RCInPower GTS V3 1303 11,500KV
Battery: 550mAh 2s
Dry weight: 58g
AUW: 88g
Calculated thrust: 1,584g
How does it fly? Well, remember that I own my insanity, and know any performance issues are TOTALLY my fault...but with an 80% throttle cap, I can hit about 75% throttle (it's moronically fast) before the thrust overwhelms the PID loop, and it starts oscillating. I've lost a lot of screws on this thing already! If you keep the throttle within a reasonable range, it's amazing! Smooth, quiet, agile, easy to fly. Aggressive flight on the 550 battery gets me just over 3min, with a 760 battery I'm getting 4-5min aggressive flight and over 6min on more subdued flight.
I love this frame. Everything a good toothpick frame should be. 100% worth the price, and if you build it realistically, it'll fly fantastic. I plan on building another one at some point with more reasonable thrust!
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Reviewed by: Tyler B from Oregon, USA on 9/6/2024
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