HobbyKing Quad Frame Hands On

My shipment from HobbyKing arrived today. Among a few other things, the new Quad Frame V1 was in the box. I was pretty excited to get this and see if it was worth the $14.

When I opened up the shipping box I noticed that HK packaged the frame parts in its' own box instead of having just a bag of parts. I opened that up and to my surprise, the arms had been pre-assymbled! Everything was grouped and packed nicely in bags. The only thing that I did not see...Instructions! Who reads them anyways, right?

I pressed on and started to dry fit everything. All of the pieces clipped together nicely and in no time, I had the frame mocked up. I am very happy with the construction, it seems to be well done. The only thing that I think will be a problem is the landing gear. Right now it just seems too flimsy to last. I did not glue/screw anything together yet, but I don't think that will change much. Also, as you can see in the first photo, the gear orientation is for + flying setup only. I'm sure I can mod it to work for X without much effort. I was wrong, I figured it out.

Overall I would have to say that this frame will do just fine. Once I get everything installed I'll give you all an update, but at this point I would easily recommend this frame, especially since it cost less than I paid for the materials to build my own. Mine did not have gear or a camera mount!

Here are some stats and additional photos, I hope it helps.

Motor to Motor distance: 19.5"

Ground Clearance (without camera mount): 4.5"

Inside area: ~5"

Inside Height: 2"

Dry Fit Weight: 5.7 oz

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Ivan February 24, 2011 at 6:49am

Thanks CyborgCNC!
CyborgCNC February 24, 2011 at 5:35am

ops..and the site for all the drawings and files....

https://openkopterframe.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/openkopterframe/
CyborgCNC February 24, 2011 at 5:31am

Go to rcgroups, and do a search for that....there was a full designed published a few months ago, and it also included a Y-copter as well
Ivan February 24, 2011 at 5:25am

Are dxf files for this quad published? So many manufacturers make this design.
CyborgCNC February 24, 2011 at 5:14am

It's BEAUTIFUL!!
Ryan February 23, 2011 at 10:17pm

It's Ugly!
SilverFox February 23, 2011 at 6:46pm

Everything has been installed and my QUAD took to the air again tonight. . I think there is room for improvement, but I still recommend this. The gear is still an issue, it will need reinforcement. Also, the motor mount holes did not match up for my motors. I was able to make it work, but I almost wish they would have left that out and just let us drill our own. All in all I still feel that this is a good product for the price.
SilverFox February 23, 2011 at 7:23am

That's a great looking frame you have there. I would much rather have it done in G10, but I don't have access to a CNC. I made my first frame from aluminum tubes and G10 that I cut with a table saw and jigsaw. Not the best way to do it, but it worked. I think HK did a good job for their first version, I bet they will do v2 even better.
CyborgCNC February 23, 2011 at 6:40am

That is a good looking frame...Amazing what Hammer from the MikroKopter forums created with his frame design.....you can see my version here:

http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1093510&page=13...

I cut it on my CNC machine out of G10....but for the price HK is charging for this...who can resist?
Dave Buckley February 23, 2011 at 4:13am

http://hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/uh_viewItem.asp?idProduct=16583

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