Owl is a 118mm brushless FPV quadcopter frame, designed to be safe proximity flier with support of wide variety of equipment and great mounting options.

It can also be purchased in FlexRC hobby store

SPECIFICATIONS

- 2mm 3K carbon fiber base motors holding plate
- 1.5mm 3K carbon fiber top plate
- 118mm motor to motor distance
- Weight of two plates: 55g
- Approximately 192g AUW (built using the recommend parts below) with 610mah 3S battery


FEATURES

- Integrated propeller and equipment protection
- Ability to mount motors facing up or down
- Ability to use wide variety of motors like 1105, 1306, 1407
- Ability to use virtually any VTX and to mount it to top or bottom plate
- Ability to mount battery on top or bottom
- Many mounting holes which help to keep all wires together for the clean and beautiful build
- Mounting holes for popular flight controllers like Naze32, CC3D and other boards that use 30.5mm distance between holes

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RECOMMENDED PARTS #1

This is my favorite configuration at this point.

- RCX 1105 4000kv motors installed on the top plate facing down
- DYS XM10a ESCs (or LittleBee 20a ESCs if you want to fly on 4S with GoPro)
- Genuine RotorX RX3020 props
- Flight controller of your choice
- 450mah to 610mah 3S battery or 4S battery in order to fly with GoPro


RECOMMENDED PARTS #2

- DYS 1306 4000kv
- LittleBee 20a ESCs
- Genuine RotorX RX3040T props
- Flight controller of your choice
- 450mah to 610mah 3S battery or 4S battery in order to fly with GoPro

More information about the frame can be found in RCGroups thread

Frog is a beautiful 122mm brushless racing quadcopter frame designed to be used 3 inch propellers. Frog frame features integrated motor protections in the form of frog fingers. It supports a wide variety of equipment and great mounting options. It is also available in Flex RC Hobby Store

FEATURES

• Integrated motor protection
• Ability to use wide variety of motors like 1105, 1306, 1407
• Ability to use virtually any micro VTX
• Ability to mount battery on top or bottom
• Many mounting holes which help to keep all wires together for the clean and beautiful build
• Mounting holes for popular flight controllers like Naze32, CC3D and other boards that use 30.5mm distance between holes
• 12mm x 12mm camera mounting holes pattern, for camera holders like Diatone

WHY DO YOU NEED IT?

• Great looking frame
• Very compact design
• Ability to easily use wide range of equipment
• Great protection for your motors
• Optimal strength and performance

WHY FROG HAS BEEN CREATED?

Through out my building experience I always felt like I was forced to use same kind of VTX, because nothing other than particular one was able to fit nicely. But, it was a pain to fit even the one which worked for it, I had to juggle around, so it won't push on standoffs and I had to try hard to make everything nicely aligned. VTX antenna was not holding in place well and there were no means to mount it well. Then if you want your motors to be well protected you will have to 3d print a bunch of extra parts. Did you ever want to use narrow FC on your macro which was not specifically designed for it? Well, It is kind of a pain. How about power cable which is not reinforced by anything and in theory can be ripped off? I was forced to either use narrow PDB or to use spacers so PDB won't cover battery strap holes which made quadcopter unnecessarily tall. I had to look for custom 3d printed parts to mount FPV camera or to use hot glue, which I did in most cases, because it is just so much easier, especially when you don't have 3D printer handy.

Long story short, I've figured out that I need to find a solution, something that will be flexible, strong and at the same time beautiful.

I've got an inspiration and came up with the concept of flying frog, which I really liked and solves all the pain I had by actually being smaller than some other frames.

SPECIFICATIONS

• 3mm 3K carbon fiber motors holding plate (other thicknesses available on my main site)
• 1.5mm 3K carbon fiber top plate
• 118mm motor to motor distance
• Weight of two plates: 22g

DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS

Frog Frame consists of two plates with the optimal pattern of mounting holes to allow flexibility of the choice of how you want to mount your equipment. Battery strap mounting holes don't stand in the way of PDB which allows you to use PDB without any spacers and keep profile of the frame as low as possible. It supports any motors from 1105 to 1407. Bottom plate allows you to use Diatone camera mount with 12x12mm M2 holes pattern. It supports Flight Controller of the standard size as well as narrow FC. It has very good looking motor protection in the form of frog fingers.

Top plate allows you to adjust camera angle, you can use different kind of straps to mount GoPro, Mobius or RunCam camera. You can mount battery on top as well. It allows you to screw FPV antenna or hold it with zip ties. It has VTX cut which would work for virtually any FPV transmitter.

RECOMMENDED PARTS #1

• RCX 1105 4000kv motors
• LittleBee 20a ESCs
• Genuine RotorX RX3020 props
• Flight controller of your choice
• 450mah to 610mah 3S battery with 65C discharge rating or 4S battery

RECOMMENDED PARTS #2

• DYS 1306 4000kv
• LittleBee 20a ESCs
• Genuine RotorX RX3040T props
• Flight controller of your choice
• 450mah to 610mah 3S battery with 65C discharge rating or 4S battery

VIDEOS

Mini Owl is designed to be used with either 1105 or DP03 motors and hubsan tri blade propellers.

In order to build it you will need 12 x M2 20mm standoffs.

PICTURES

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Please note that this kit does not include any hardware because matching hardware is not available here.

You can check my other frames or contact me with any questions at FlexRC

Lady Owl is without a doubt the most elegant 111mm brushless FPV quadcopter frame with integrated 2.5 inch propeller protection. It is designed to be safe indoor and outdoor proximity flier with support of wide variety of equipment and great mounting options without compromising strength and weight of the frame. It can also be purchased in FlexRC store

FEATURES

• Integrated propeller and equipment protection
• Ability to mount motors facing up or down
• Ability to use 1104/5 - 1304 motors
• Ability to use virtually any VTX and to mount it on top or bottom plate
• Ability to mount battery on top or bottom
• Many mounting holes which help to keep all wires together for the clean and beautiful build
• Mounting holes for popular flight controllers like Naze32, CC3D and other boards that use 30.5mm distance between holes
• Support of variety of micro FPV cameras

DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS

As an little sister of original Owl frame, Lady Owl Frame consists of two plates with the same pattern of mounting holes to allow flexibility of the choice of where you want to mount your equipment. It allows you to mount motors facing up or facing down, to mount VTX on the top or bottom plate, it really depends on your imagination and allows you to create uniquely looking quadcopter. Lady Owl Frame has many mounting holes which allow you to tie all the wires together, so they won't stand in the way of propeller and make your build look clean and beautiful. Lady Owl Frame uses optimal amount of material to be as light, as small and as strong as possible. It is designed with ultimate flexibility in mind!

Lady Owl is the great choice if you'd like to use 1104/5 or 1304 motors with 2.5 inch propellers to get ultimately light quadcopter with maximum power potential.

SPECIFICATIONS

• 1.5mm 3K carbon fiber motors holding plate
• 1.5mm 3K carbon fiber top plate
• 111mm motor to motor distance
• Weight of two plates: 31g
• 9 x 25mm nylon standoffs
• Approximate AUW is 138g without battery

Frame plates on the scale:

RECOMMENDED PARTS

• 1104 5400kv motors installed on the top plate facing down
• XM10a ESCs
• RX2535 props
• Flight controller of your choice
• 450mah to 610mah 3S battery with 65C discharge rating

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