OVERVIEW

The Hornet 220 is a minimalized 5” racing x-quad that is small, sleek and light. It is capable of carrying a variety of HD cameras and customizable to any pilots desires. 

FEATURES

• Minimalist 5” quad with significantly less drag than other popular racing quads
• True 90 degree X frame and central mass yields uniform flight characteristics on pitch and roll.
• Can run any 22xx size motors with standard 16 by 19 mounting pattern.
• 18mm wide arms. Same as many ESCs on today’s market.
• Wide camera angle options from 0-55 degrees.
• Fits HS1177 style FPV cameras
• Individual arms allow for easy replacement in the event of a broken arm.
• Secured XT60 mount to prevent flexural break of main power leads
• AUW (w/Turnigy 1300 65c 4s graphene): 520g

INSPIRATION FOR THE DESIGN

The hornet 220 evolved out of a desire to get rid of a lot of useless empty space that I saw in my friends and personal frames. This wasted space lead to frames that were unnecessarily large and therefore had more drag and overall just spoiled their potential performance. After trying many ideas through 3D modeling software I settled on a design that had a compact electronics stack mounted right behind the FPV camera. The electronics stack was also not compromised to make it smaller, it is composed of a PDB/OSD, full size flight controller, receiver and FPV transmitter. The design resulted in a main body that was half the length of many race quads. Four prototypes later with slight design alterations I ended up with the frame that I now call the Hornet 220. Follow the design on the RCgroups thread (http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2723855)

RECOMMENDED PARTS

• 2300kv 2205 motors
• 5x4.5x3 propellers
• 30a esc (Aikon SEFM/XM30a)
• Lumenier fpv transmitter (25/200/600 mw)
• HS1177 fpv camera
• Flight Controller of your choice (spracing evo, RMRC DoDo, naze32, etc.)
• 1300 65C+ 4S Lipo 
• Battery strap (15mm wide, ~200mm long)

HD CAMERA MOUNTS

Runcam/Foxeer/Mobius 40 degree mount: http://armattanproductions.com/pages/product_details/3393

GoPro Hero/Session 40 degree mount: http://armattanproductions.com/pages/product_details/4196

Armattan Productions also does not carry the two 20mm M3 standoffs necessary for the HD camera mount in their hardware selection. You can buy them from Space Cowboys on Armattan or other RC shops. Links below:

Space Cowboy on Armattan: https://www.armattanproductions.com/test/pages/product_details/3436

ReadymadeRC: https://www.readymaderc.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=53_585_586&products_id=5483

IMPORTANT

Armattan Productions does not carry the 30mm long M3 screws required to run both a PDB/OSD and a fligth controller in the same stack. The four 20mm M3 screws provided will work if you only have a flight controller in the stack. If you want the 30mm M3 screws you can find them in the following link (http://www.fastener-express.com/M3x.5x30mmButtonSocketCapAlloySteelQty.aspx)

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