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The body everything else mounts to.

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Coming soonships in about 10 weeks

What does this do?

The frame is the skeleton: the one part with no electrons in it, and the one that takes the crashes. T700 carbon plates and arms, a 226 mm wheelbase for 5-inch props, 30.5 and 20 mm stack mounting in the middle, 16x16 motor mounts at the arm tips, and an aluminium camera mount at the nose. It decides what fits: stack height, camera width, prop size. Less obviously, it decides what your gyro feels. Every arm has a resonant frequency, and flex and vibration land straight in the flight controller's filters, so stiffness is a flight characteristic, not a cosmetic one. OpenFC Lite and OpenESC drop in without spacers.

RadioReceiverFlight controllerESCMotorsFrame
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Every arm, plate and standoff, exploded

  • Top plate: carbon, carries the camera + VTX bay×1
  • Arms: replaced individually×4
  • Bottom plate: dual stack pattern×1
  • M3 aluminium standoffs + hardware kit×1

Every spec, one table

Wheelbase
226 mm
Prop size
5"
Arm thickness
6 mm carbon
Plate thickness
2.5 · 3.0 · 3.0 mm
Stack mounting
30.5 × 30.5 (M3) + 20 × 20
Motor mounting
16 × 16 (M3)
Max stack height
20 mm
Camera width
Up to 20 mm
Video systems
Analog · DJI · Walksnail · HDZero
Material
T700 carbon, aluminium camera mounts

In the box

  • Top plate + bottom plate
  • 5" arms
  • Hardware kit
  • Camera mount
  • VTX antenna tube clamp
  • Build card

Provenance

  • DesignedLeuven, Belgium
  • AssembledShenzhen, China
  • NextEU assembly

Manufacturer & safety information

Incutec BV, Stapelhuisstraat 15, 3000 Leuven, Belgium · contact@opendrone.be · KBO/BCE 1038.934.039 · EU Declaration of Conformity

Product type: OpenFrame · SKU OPENFRAME-5

  • Not a toy. Not for persons under 14; minors only under adult supervision.
  • Component for self-built unmanned aircraft: the builder is responsible for the assembled aircraft and its lawful operation.
  • LiPo batteries can ignite when damaged, shorted or overcharged; never charge unattended.
  • Remove propellers before bench testing, configuration or firmware updates.
  • Observe the voltage and current limits in the specifications; reverse polarity destroys the board.
  • Geen speelgoed. Niet voor personen onder 14 jaar; minderjarigen alleen onder toezicht van een volwassene.
  • Component voor zelfgebouwde onbemande luchtvaartuigen: de bouwer is verantwoordelijk voor het samengestelde toestel en het wettige gebruik ervan.
  • LiPo-batterijen kunnen ontbranden bij beschadiging, kortsluiting of overladen; laad nooit zonder toezicht.
  • Verwijder propellers vóór benchtests, configuratie of firmware-updates.
  • Respecteer de spannings- en stroomlimieten in de specificaties; omgekeerde polariteit vernietigt het board.
  • Ceci n'est pas un jouet. Interdit aux moins de 14 ans ; mineurs uniquement sous surveillance d'un adulte.
  • Composant pour aéronefs sans équipage auto-construits : le constructeur est responsable de l'appareil assemblé et de son utilisation licite.
  • Les batteries LiPo peuvent s’enflammer en cas de dommage, de court-circuit ou de surcharge ; ne chargez jamais sans surveillance.
  • Retirez les hélices avant les essais au banc, la configuration ou les mises à jour du firmware.
  • Respectez les limites de tension et de courant des spécifications ; une inversion de polarité détruit la carte.