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The Cardboard Quad is an experimental drone designed and built from the ground up to experiment with improvised composite materials - cardboard and two part epoxy resin.
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The drone is perfectly capable of being a cinematic platform for GoPros and 360 cameras. The drones cinematic capabilities are showcased in these two videos -
We documented our entire process to share this method of building drones with the FPV community. We believe this is actually a viable technique of building FPV drone frames - lightweight and resilient enough to hold up to some light crashing. Here is the video series showing in detail how we made the Cardboard Quad -
These are the parts used in the Wholesome FPV Cardboard Quad -
Betaflight F7 Flight Controller
Holybro Tekko32 45A 4-in1 ESC
Racerstar 2205 2300kV Brushless Motors
Ethix S3 Watermelon Propellers
Goldbatt 1500mAh 4S LiPo Battery
RunCam Swift 2 FPV Camera
Team Legit Cloverleaf RHCP 5.8GHz Antenna
FrSky R-XSR Receiver