Introducing the Whirligig V2 Frame! This improved version is lighter while sacrificing no durability; easy to service while sacrificing no sophistication. Near perfect center of gravity with DJI Air Unit and stack on board. Extremely versatile so you can build it however you like: analog or HD (fits both DJI Air Unit or Caddx Vista Unit); whoop board or 20x20 stack; 3'' 4'' 5'' arms - the combination is endless - even long range light weight build.
Design to work best with 1404 3000kv motors, 850mah 4s and a 20x20 FC and ESC stack for ~ 15 minutes flight time!
The 20x20 used on this frame must use M3 hardware.
Slotted M3 stack mounting holes on the bottom plate
DJI mounts in center of quad near CoG in the NBD DJI AirUnit Standoffs, M3 stack mounts in rear of quad suggested use of wire pcbs for shorter motor wires.
frame can be used without DJI Air unit
DJI Camera Mounting holes: M2 Mounting slots DJI Camera that allow for 10-40deg of cam angle
A single M2 mounting hole for traditional micro cam mounting option.
Carbon Fiber Parts: Body: Top Plate& Bottom Plate with Battery pad Side Camera Plate 3inch Arm set include front and rear arm OR 4inch Arm set include front and rear arm OR 5inch Arm set include front and rear arm
It’s a decent frame, but clearly someone was trying to get fancy with Solidworks. So let’s start there. As someone who designs frames, and 3D printed parts, I feel as this frame tries to be everything to everyone. You can install a Vista, or in my case a full sized DJI air unit. But I get the feeling it’s not best for all of them. Like, the DJI air unit already has issues with antennas popping out. And it seems this frame only amplifies that with the air unit mounting rails. And I don’t even know what’s going on with the TPU antenna holders. And there is no way to take the top plate off without dismantling the whole front camera cage. This is why I started off by saying someone was getting fancy with Solidworks. It didn’t need that cutout for those dog ears to lock the whole thing together. Engineering for the sake of engineering. So, I recommend on a full sized air unit, buy the DJI antennas without the 90deg angle and run them straight out the back. That’s why I’m back on the site, so I figured I’d write a review.
This was kind of a late night lark. I'd seen this upgrade for the Mk3 for a while and pondered whether it was a gimmick or not, and I'm pleased to say it's a genuinely good upgrade. It has reduced the noise of my Mk3 considerably. I haven't noted any significant increase in print quality, but the old drone of the bed is gone and that's completely worth it.
when i received mine the box and everything was not damaged but when i opened it the canopy was cracked and the VTX did not work when i tried my first battery. I'm alright with the vtx being DOA as all i really wanted was the motors and beeeye camara, But when i reached out to customer service i was blamed for crashing it (even tho i never flew it). beware the QC is total garbage. save your money and buy a Mobula6 from a reputable company like GetFPV for RDQ's. I wasn't going to write a review but after the email i received i don't want anyone else getting scammed.
I had a very personable experience shopping with my drone your team took the time to help me purchase exactly what I and also identified the additional accessories that I may need to purchase that way I would not have post purchase regret. I will definitely be shopping there again for more flight systems and accessories.
An absolute pleasure to fly. Handles incredibly well and responds to any input just as I expected.
The only criticism is not of the performance of the drone. Unfortunately, it arrived with damage to the canopy. But I was still able to fly it and make initial observations.
