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This guy sent me a racing drone that he says can break 160 mph. What's the secret? I dunno.... the parts are actually pretty normal. But it runs 6S 2700kv? How do you even do that without lighting the whole thing on fire?!?!
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Frame: Five33 Switchback
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[@JoshuaBardwell]

I did NAHT go over 100 mph. Oh hai Mark. Sorry if you're seeing this upload twice.

[@BoboQC_]

lol

[@hateeternalmaver]

yeah the blocking out was weird... ;D I don't undahstaaand life --.--

[@junvervasig]

yeah i also noticed it lol

[@Bwp110]

185 amps. Only the f55a Got the same quad on the floss frame with the tmotor f7 fc.

[@jorgeromero4680]

@NabiyFPV but we know it was less than 100mph lol

[@licensetodrive9930]

I love these "theoretical" speed tests :)

[@Paul-Waldin]

Ive seen videos done with a speed gun, ive legit seen 115mph, if 160 is out of reach the lord only knows but I wouldn't rule it out

[@licensetodrive9930]

@@Paul-Waldin I wouldn't doubt 160 is achievable with the right setup, because even the lowly 2 year old Emax Hawk 5 (my favourite quad to fly) can do over 100mph. UAVFutures - kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y5DaY5eGa8ySpq8

[@drkastenbrot]

@@licensetodrive9930 quadmovr recently did 220mph

[@MadDragon75]

Andy RC clocked my main kwad at 78 MPH into, and 80 with the wind. Logically he decided that 79 seems to be the magic number for it. No speculation and an accurate speed test sold me on two Dolphin toothpicks so far.

[@ChrisQuadFPV]

My HGLRC Sector 5 went 90mph with the wind recorded from GPS.😲

[@lowlyp0p]

When the footage gets censored, you know it was a good time !

[@AdrianoCasemiro]

I never thought I'd see the day when Mr. Knowitall himself confessed that his hands were shaking! Great FAA agent impersonation. That was worth a laugh. Be safe, JB!

[@dalewhitmore143]

Holly crap dude that's one underrated ESC. The echo in the woods is freaking awesome!! Music to my ears...

[@O.L.D_RC]

That was hypothetically screaming fast! Flies really well, ie. surprisingly stable and locked in. She's quick, agile, and looks like a ton of fun. Thanks for the vid!

[@OpaFPV]

A note on how fast the quad changes direction is the low polar moment of inertia. With so much of the mass concentrated near the center of mass and center of gravity, a change in any direction does not require a lot of force (or moment). Very cool build!

[@MANTA_FPV]

10:34 i could see 191 Amps 😱😱😱

[@peterzingler6221]

Yeah about what it should be

[@overratedsrtchallenger]

Battery got raped

[@wtfDorianGray]

Damn I wonder how does that feel when you find a whole freaking quad from anonymous guy in your mail box + it's an extreme build :D

[@tomeaston2962]

+ with top-of-the-line parts

[@rolfmoerland9881]

Imagine being that financially stable that you can build a expensive drone, ship it to someone to fly around, and to then not even bother putting a note with it or a name. Meanwhile I'm here with my Eachine EV100...

[@ichista]

Right I saved up for a wizard 220s and the 4 in 1 esc caught fire first take off now I'm left with nothing haha and I've even lost my job because of all this stuff going on

[@scottpetersen6869]

Rolf Moerland Same V1 EV100 with the distortion! Love them

[@michaelwilkes0]

@@ichista how old are you? can you build a quad from scratch? what parts do you need?

[@rolfmoerland9881]

​@@michaelwilkes0 I'm 17, I live in the Netherlands, so every time I want to order something it takes 2 months, really breaks the flow when you can fly for 10 minutes, to be followed with a crash and having to wait 50 days again, but I love the community and just hanging out in servers. Current "setup" I have: Transmitter: Taranis QX7, Googles, eachine ev100, like mentioned, with a Realacc 5.8G 5dBi 50W Omni Directional antenna, and the dvr batteries: ZOP Power 14.8V 1400mAh 65C 4S Lipo's 2 pack charger: ToolkitRC M8 First drone I built was this setup: Frame : Anniversary Special Edition Martian 215 Fc: Matek F405-STD pdb: Matek FCHUB-6S esc's: HAKRC BLHeli_32 Bit 35A motors: Emax ECO Series 2306 vtx: Eachine TX5258(upgraded to AKK X2-ultimate, which arrived broken so I'm waiting on the Eachine VTX03) props: GEPRC 5040 receiver: FrSky R-XSR I asked for a tinyhawk S for christmas (well the dutch variant of christmas but not feeling like explaining it lol) and so I had that for a week, until a motor broke, waiting on spare motors now) And about 2 weeks ago I ordered the tyro119 because I saw Joshua was doing a build series, and wanted to get back into drones :)

[@tech518b9]

@@rolfmoerland9881 you can also order stuff from the EU if you need fast replacement for just a little bit more.

[@STEDDiEFPV]

This is why a light quad is a good quad! I’m glad you’re enjoying it. This would also fly great on 4s

[@johnmaciver9903]

Steele is one of the best quad guys out there. It is amazing to watch him fly. I've watched endless hours of RotoRiot as well. Thanks Bardwell, for all the great videos.

[@Extrem3Hunt]

Never thought it would be such a big deal to go over 100Kph. Regulations in the US are harsh. I'm in the EU with a build doing almost 200Kph with flight times going upto 15 minutes... The only limiting factor I have is battery as I have is the 6s 75C Tattu R-line as battery shipping is a huge pain in my country.

[@izaya8986]

Conrad verkoopt ze ook 3dgn levertijd. Thank me later

[@PhysicsOperator]

MPH sus

[@chiphodges9195]

Your little intro skits are so funny! “You Got Talent”

[@thebunkreport]

Nice little workshop you got there. I like it. As for the drone, I cannot believe that something that small can go that fast and still be controlled with a transmitter. That's crazy. Even the US military is using drones like this and has plans to have the drone system in every soldier's kit. Imagine the lives that can be saved if the individual soldier knows exactly what he/she is going into? That's awesome.

[@vogulz]

14:04 “I wanna fly this” as he’s flying this 😂

[@toddmusser8555]

Wow! Good job to the builder, and that esc is doing some magical stuff!

[@archer4922]

I would’ve never thought to attempt 2700kv 6s lol. I’ve done 2400 6s but had a 85% cap on it. Makes me wanna go play with that quad again.

[@scu-dub]

Can you tell me what set up you had lol.....I couldn't imagine hitting those types of speeds and I would love to whiz by my girlfriend at 2mph and pop out to 100 in 3/4s of a second lmao

[@archer4922]

@@scu-dub my main race setup is the Flightone arc one frame (or Five33 switchback) my 30x30 stacks are all Flightone Revoltosd(running FalcoX firmware) Hobbywing 60a 4n1 esc my 20x20 stacks are Flightone Millivoltosd and Hobbywing 40a 4n1 esc. Motors are hyperlite 2207.5 1922kv running 6s with no throttle cap. Tbs unify pro vtx and runcam racer 3 Fpv cam with crossfire for the rx. Weight of the arc one before Lipo is 282grams and an infinity 1300 6s from pyroflip is 205grams or the 1150 and it weighs about 190g. The switchback builds have the same components but weigh about 15-25g less. The arc one tho is an absolute tank. In the last 20 months with them I have yet to break any carbon. I’ve had stacks ripped out in mid air crashes at multigp races and motors ripped off the arms and esc and still the frame laughed it off and survived. Lol. One race last December had a bad mid air where 3 motors completely ripped off the arms and one the motor base was still there but the stator and bell were never found, the fc was ripped out and I found it about 50 foot from the quad. 🤣🤣🤣🤣. Haven’t really put the switchback thru that hell yet but it feels almost as strong as the arc. Both awesome frames. Now my freestyle setup is similar, same electronics but use a Flightone dolphin 1 frame or the Skitzo nova frame.

[@notsure1502]

6S 2450kv 123mph avg over 100yds here. 416g AUW. XT60 desoldered from ESC on third run. -10°F at the time...

[@DavidReynolds-kr6yh]

You sounded like a giddy school girl when you were talking about that first quad, and then when you got that second one given to you, you were like a naughty school boy playing with matches. That does look like a beast and dangerous, and of course so much fun.

[@troyschultzrc5286]

That black out square messed me up watching your speed, LOL. WoW does that thing got some rip!!!

[@Mr.Freestyle.]

I knew it was him by the osd and voice. Great pilot 👍👍

[@PhantomFPV]

Thanks my brother!

[@ninjor8415]

"I don't know how fast those run where" lol yeah ok, as you giggle like a school girl inside.

[@flyingstonerfpv8736]

Been watching your vids for 4 years learning and flying and that was best vid i seen all year man.. enjoyed the hell out of it

[@ZombotKing]

What a guy, that's awesome. Let Anonymous Guy know your viewers and fans thank him as well for the opportunity to watch this. I hope all is well in these crazy times Joshua!

[@TMacFPV]

Love it! That's flyin'! 9:50 "when you punch the throttle it goes. . . It GOES!"😁🤩

[@CozziFPV]

Question; if I have a similar setup except the enormous 50v capacitor am I going to break stuff if I try to modify my esc settings like this set up ?

[@JoshuaBardwell]

I feel like the capacitor is pretty important.

[@PhantomFPV]

It's important.

[@CozziFPV]

@@PhantomFPV thank you sir. i ordered some but not arriving til may 11th so right now i have a 25v on there. seems to be holding up for now but it's only 35a tekko32 esc ... posted a couple 6s vids w xing motors . loving 6s high kv. I have demon motors On the way for tmotor 45a esc ah yeaaaa

[@PhantomFPV]

CozziFPV very nice! Headed over to your page now to check it out. Over time with hard punch outs the wire between the cap and ESC will fail and completely burn up. Something to keep an eye on. The second it goes, your electronics will suffer on hard pitches.

[@bigrussfpvhell0]

that's my guy. he builds ridiculous quads. great person as well.

[@PhantomFPV]

Thanks for the pro tips brother! So are you Big Russ!!! Hope you're healthy man!

[@noisetinker]

Funny watching this video in 2024 and going "hey I recognise that mystery pilots voice"... and it was! 😂

[@yngndrw.]

Hit 200A on your not-quite-over-100mph speedruns. Would love to see this in the hands Captain Vanover.

[@gonun69]

At almost 10 Volts, thats the kind of power I get out of my wall socket. Damn.

[@yngndrw.]

@@gonun69 It's even more than that because it's 6S. The peak values shown on the OSD for the 10:36 run were 22.7V @ 191.3A which is over 4.3kW - That's just a snapshot from that frame of the OSD so it could have hit a higher instantaneous peak!

[@gonun69]

@@yngndrw. I somehow read the wrong number and didn't realise that 10 Volt us way to low for 6S lol. Guess it's time to get some sleep

[@siddharthshanbhogue5316]

"OhMaGawd how fast is it going? I can't see!" Yeah right :P

[@scottopsahl3205]

Nice! Fun to see you just having fun!

[@PropagndaX]

If you didn’t fly around your house so much the FAA wouldn’t have found you so easily 😂😂😂

[@xtkfpv5306]

LOL that is awesome, I bet the most challenging part is not exceeding the 400ft ceiling, it seems like it could get that high real quick.

[@FilipRadelic]

People saying omg how does it run at more than 55A - 4in1 ESCs are rated *per channel*, not total!

[@sillysmoothfpv3666]

That FAA agent....priceless!!!!

[@bigoilyguy]

hell ya that agent seemd typical.. jerk

[@bigoilyguy]

mystery pilot?! more like a dream come true!

[@PhantomFPV]

True story my bro!!! Thank you for always supporting! You KNOW Imma be following your channel!

[@unstoppable6047]

That's awesome. Some people behind the scenes sent you a real crazy kwad. Lucky bastard lol

[@morozilkaair6315]

during installation, do dualmono in the sound settings // and then in stereo you’re in my right speaker and another pilot in the left speaker)

[@burtpanzer]

NURK seems like a real nice guy, and to give you one of his latest creations... that's pretty cool.

[@JoshuaBardwell]

This didn't come from Nurk, it came from Phantom FPV.

[@burtpanzer]

@@JoshuaBardwell Hey, I did learn something. =D Well you both seem like good guys and I always enjoy your informative videos... thanks.

[@Grandpa_mangakit]

I use a t-motor F60 PRO III 2207/2500kv 5S. Great video

[@JohnDBloch]

Hey Joshua! You should pick up some side force generators for that frame and see how they feel! I like the switchback frame a bunch. 👍

[@johncarold]

WoW I want one ! That is cool, I could have a lot of fun with this, you come up with some of the best things. Thanks for the video.

[@ronbo422]

The technical term is "cobbing the loudpedal", Joshua. It just gggooooooooeeeessss. :)

[@vhfgamer]

I was a little sad to see the video go away, but hey it's back! Yay! Now I can share it with people!

[@rafaelbinotto]

Well just hearing your quad on my cellphone... Because it's impossível to see anything... 😂

[@lazenbytim]

I love the way you filmed, erm, trees and sky cuz this thing is so damned fast!! hahah

[@stavfpv8354]

F60 motors are great I got 2500kv f60 pro 3 on roma 5 frame with 60 amp pro f7 mamba stack it's by far one best quads I've built

[@UltraOffie]

Thank you for sharing your joy. This was/is so awesome !!! Joy Joy Joy!!!

[@trebor1477]

What I do wrong? My 5 inch quad run's on XRotor Hobbywing and 2305 2550kv rcINpower GTS V2. It can handle 6S under 100% power and rpm around 61000. But max speed is 180kmh (even if I limit motor output on 76% is the 165kmh) on 5146.5 prop. Sound of drone under full load is normal no strange sound's. But it eats the battery fast 😂.

[@lfcglen1967]

Joshua, I'm going to build my first quad. Should I go for a dji set up? Worth the extra money?

[@coolhanddruid]

Watch the view when he is flying in this video. You wanna see that, or have a view that is almost clear as day? I just recently got into this stuff myself, probably wouldn't have done so if not for the DJI/Vista view. Not really into making videos, just wanted to be like a bird.

[@lfcglen1967]

@@coolhanddruid yea thats what I'm looking for too, the flying experience rather than making videos.

[@coolhanddruid]

@@lfcglen1967 You worded it a bit better than me, but yeah. And if you're also going all new equipment, the price difference isn't that much compared to the higher end products from others.

[@lfcglen1967]

@@coolhanddruid Thanks for your help!

[@peterzingler6221]

@@coolhanddruid well 400mw against 1.2w jokes on you

[@alanhatley4944]

They should have those props at hobbytown in Knoxville

[@KoryFPV]

Got the same engine under the hood on my 6s apex build. Went with the t-motor f60 pro III 1750’s though.

[@GsrMePlease]

You could have used masking tape! That duct tape had to leave a mark. Lol

[@fastfrank61]

Hello from Spain , Jos this is realy great and best regards from Alicante Spain !!!!!!

[@CarbonGlassMan]

The prop tips would be doing mach 1.3.

[@KCQuadTronX]

oh my gosh i cant wait to get this far and fly like this i am getting better and better now thanks to you

[@nickfpv2020]

Thanks bro again, awesome, hugs from colombia!!

[@esadmuric7839]

Joshua I'm thinking if you limit throttle, let's say on 50%, theoretical it should reach longer flight time then low kv quad on 6s while just cruising around. Is it possible to test that? That would be interesting.

[@hkagiri5799]

Really funny Bardwell...with the ducttape

[@tokmolboto7405]

Do you have to get permit to fly fpv drone in us and can just fly in open space but away from crowd or theres a designated place to fly fpv drone ?? thanks man

[@grownnotflown2]

Great info thanks for sharing JB!!

[@ashGladiator]

dear Joshua.. thank you man fo everything you are the main core for this hobby, I have an issue with T motors f60 pro III 2700kv I used them with chameleon frame, ESCS HAKRC 35A BLHeli_32 5s, OMNIBUS F4 FC and tattoo battery 1500ma 100c, this not the first time I build , the issue is when I reached the middle on the throttle it’s start to wiggle and twitching hardly, I tried everything with PID but still the same , finally I changed the motors from another quad on the same build and it’s back normally and smooth when re put the T motors it’s back to the wiggle and shaking, could you please help me with that, I don’t used capacitor it’s that the reason behind?

[@kdeclinetostatendeclinetos6707]

What battery are you guys using? It is difficult to find one that can stand over 100 A draw.

[@Bill-NM]

190 amps. I don't get around much but that seems like a LOT. Also...Joshua...you said something at the end...that a 6S battery essentially dies quicker (than a 3S, 4S, etc) once minimum voltage is reached...I thought the opposite would be true... that the higher the cell count, the less amps each cell "feels"? Meaning the greater the cell count the FLATTER the voltage drop curve?

[@JoshuaBardwell]

A 6S seems to feel punchy right up until it falls off a cliff. Once it gets to about 3.4, you better get it home ASAP. The same is true of a 4S, but from my experience, a 4S will start to feel soft earlier and you kind of see it coming.

[@Bill-NM]

@@JoshuaBardwell OK Josh...thanks...that explains it...you get more warning from a 3 or 4S.

[@nicolasazar96]

Carbon fiber props for this one...would be awesome 😍

[@kdeclinetostatendeclinetos6707]

I have 1500 mah 100C 4s battery with emax 2750 kV, however i didnt test max speed yet. For now 130 km/h was max I dare to go. But if 2750 kv engine cost the same price as lower kv why would I not have extra power. I can always limit output power in betaflight. Actually that is how I was learning to fly, at 50% power limit.

[@DanRichmondFPV]

Loved it! Great job on the opening!

[@modocfpv6305]

Awesome! Which lipo did you use? Like how much mAh und weight? Which APCs?

[@JoshuaBardwell]

Lipo was RDQ 6S 1250 mAh. APC prop link is in the description.

[@bannablitz247]

As a professional radar detector myself, I can verify this was merely 160 kph or 99.4mph.

[@CF_Joel]

I WANT ONE!!! It's so sinister!!! BTW, if you get a 107 waiver so you can fly over 100 mph, and you're the one flying it, you can't post the video, can you? Any loopholes besides have someone else fly it? (Edit: Ohhhh! There's the loop hole. Just cover up the speed reading! HA! I love it!)

[@j.finesseflights1403]

The F2 Mito 210 banggood frame is a really good cheap frame for such shenanigans!!

[@scu-dub]

FAA lmao I love this vid....7:47 he was serious you can tell in his voice🤣.....

[@cheesestickfpv6162]

Oh Bardwell your're such a rebel lol... awesome vid keep em coming!

[@chadpeterson5723]

The sound they make is awesome also I must say money have a very deep throttle sound

[@rudymcfarlane]

I can't see the quad but I could hear the noise. Should I just trust what you're saying? 🤣🤣🤣

[@rudymcfarlane]

Talking about the beginning. Only the camera moves from side to side

[@RooFPV]

woah... my favorite line: "racing rates fly so good..."

[@visioneerone]

stumbled across this video I happen to have all the listed parts (except the props) in my spares bin "MAX CURRENT : 192A" ... oh no

[@Bill14886]

Off the Fking hook. OMG !!! NUTS . LOVED it. Thanks for sharing. I'd love to fly it once. But damn it cost $$$ to build it.

[@camrowdrone6497]

Amazingly fast 👍🏻

[@devinc7425]

I wanna see vanover attempt to race this

[@tonymcclendon-hobbytime7727]

That is inane. love it!

[@jackcountryman8607]

Please please give this to quadmovr. I bet he would do some insane stuff with that.

[@marinehm]

I about peed myself laughing so hard. Love your humor! I didn’t fly 500 feet in the air either. 126 mph! Daaammn!

[@NicuIrimia]

This reminds me of when I started with M515 . It goes only 99 but if feels the same, like a freaking rocket!

[@caymanhilldesigns453]

Thing sounds like a demonic elk. Love it.

[@bugsysiegals]

@Joshua you said the ESC would smoke and you'd need to replace it ... could you elaborate on this? Is it because this ESC does not handle enough amps, is it from larger KV motors, staying on throttle to long, because they usually break when crashing and at this speed you're likely to crash hard, some other reason, etc.? It will be helpful to understand so I can keep my repair costs down. :)

[@chrismawson4430]

I've done 130+mph with only ~60 of the power. It is addictive though. Very expensive when things go wrong but damn is it fun.

[@sebptitfpv]

Diff no filtering setting? And D roll pid? Link capacitor?

[@JoshuaBardwell]

Full config dump linked in video description

[@dbm5540]

Do you have link for bind and fly ?

[@jakester142]

I saw 191 amps on the osd which makes this quad close to 5hp

[@BrysonMichaelRC]

It must just be the tech now days... I'm sure the drone I have could go well over 100mph. I got it to 95mph on 3/4 stick. Everyone keeps telling me that the Iflight 2750kv motors will catch fire at full stick and 6s so i didn't wanna push it too awful hard. Being in too broke. Lol. JohnnyFPV frame, Mamba stack w/mamba 50a ESCs, iflight 2750kv motors with the black Ethix props. I do have 5.1x5.1x3 HQ props that make it quicker but it kills packs. The drone is nothing special in tuning. I should probably just bite the bullet and go full send on one of these flights. Maybe when I get a backup set. Cause you cant really say anything til you bring receipts! Lol

[@rcrdps8144]

You're welcome to wear your Fatsharks to fly, but please, please record it with your DJI goggles. I know you've recorded with Lumineer in the past, but I'm gonna call this out as Fatshark/Immersion recording due to the major red artifacts. We really do analog a disservice when we record with Fatsharks.

[@janicksimonsen8156]

Must have hurt to take that tape off your forhead😂👍🏻

[@grassfpv1876]

I run 2300kv on 5s. Fast as hell!! And I have a set of same motors with 2700kv that I run on 5s as well. And on a 40amp esc!!

[@DudaZachary]

Stinger swarm must have had a few IPA's when he did the b-roll of the kwad itself lol. I still love you though haha

[@coelhofpv2086]

Great vid. Thanks JB.

[@denislamadeleine1181]

Thats some sick stuff there Josh...if I ever learn how to fly...i want one lol.

[@Nickc582]

What pitch are those apc props?

[@Rippin-Rich]

What gps do you use to clock this?