Overview:
KD5 is a 5" quad designed to carry an action camera or just a DJI O4 Pro. It places motors inside the arms for the lowest profile 5" possible, and has a unique I-beam design made of vertical arms clamped between two continuous plates. This creates an insanely strong and stiff structure, while packing a huge number of features into a 95g frame. The weight and efficient design allow up to 9 minute flight times with an action camera.
KD5 has no props in view on the O4 Pro at any angle, and no props in view on an Action 5 down to about 10 degrees. It has a GPS mount in the middle that's isolated from everything else, and antenna mounting for ideal separation. The battery is bottom-mounted with dual straps for easy hand launch/catch, and a lower moment of inertia for improved performance. It even has 30.5x30.5mm KDCM Lite mounting holes on top for flying larger payloads. It's a very tight build with only 15mm height internally, yet still has space for a full stack, VTX, GPS, diversity Rx, and capacitor. KD Drones state this frame kit is designed for advanced quad builders. For more information, check out their YouTube channel *here*.
Specification:
- Model: KD5 Quad Frame
- Weight: 95g (no action camera mount)
- Size: 178x208x22mm
Included:
- T700 Carbon Frame: 1x top plate, 1x bottom plate, 4x arms
- Hardware
- Motor screws and washers
- FC/ESC screws and thin nuts
- 3D Prints
- Mounted XT60
- 2x 250mm battery straps
- Battery pad
- STLs and a Betaflight 4.5 tune can be downloaded for free from the KD5 GrabCAD page. The tune is used at your own risk and is not recommended for use.
Recommended Parts (NOT included, gallery images are for reference only):
- 2207 1700kv Xnova motors, or any good 5" motor less than 29mm wide
- Iflight F5 props, or your favourite 5" prop
- HGLRC Spectre F405 stack, or any stack that can fit into the 15mm build height
- 6s 1400-2000mAh Lipo
- DJI O4 Pro, DJI O3
- Foxeer M10Q 180 GPS, or TBS M10 GPS (get STL from the GrabCAD for this print)
- KDCM Lite (only for mounting larger payloads)
- Custom PIDtoolbox tune, suggested by the manufacturer is here: https://ptblabs.ca/
