Hyperlite Flowride - Frame Discussion

Product page:
Feature list:
- 91g 100% built w/6mm wide standoffs (included)
- 87g w/5mm wide standoffs
- Reasonably good durability w/quick change arms
- Managed fracture points during extra hard hits
- Proven highly effective motor bumpers
- ALL individual parts available for reasonable prices
- Near X geometry (~9mm wider than long), 229mm size
- Structural resonance management to some degree
- Managed CG for agility and forward flight
- Low thrust obstruction / good disk unloading properties
- 100% non-structural stack
- Keyed arms with no play
- Wide open and easy to work on (fits obnoxiously large 4in1’s)
- Low hardware count; standard M3 screws/nuts for simplicity
- ALL 12.9 hardness steel hardware (far more durable than Ti)
- Mini/micro cam only (standard Floss mount needed for mini)
- Integrated fracture resistant SMA antenna mount
- Easy replacement battery strap loops
- Versatile top plate w/3-hole GoPro mount (www.Brain3D.co)
- 30x30mm and 20x20mm stack pattern
- Far forward GoPro mount location for minimal props in view
- Far forward FPV cam for ease of low flying
- Slightly extended lower deck lip for FPV cam protection
- Under $100 price tag (yeah I'm making that a feature)
Thank you to everyone that follows and supports me. Well over 5,000 Hyperlite frames and over 4,000 Hyperlite F4 FC’s have been sold among 100k+ Hyperlite motors (I'm not as involved in the motors). I don’t take a cut of any of this but it provides me with the support to continue experimenting. I strive to develop the best products I can that are optimized for manufacturing ease and cost.
(P.S. I do NOT recommend the Hyperlite F4 FC anymore. There are far better options today. It's been over two years since I made that!)
The Flowride was named by Dustin Gwin
My favorite quad:
GoPro Session 5 - 2.7k/30 Superview
Brain3D GoPro mount 30deg: /
Flowride Frame 5":
BBB 2207 2650kv:
HQ 5x5x3v1s:
DAL T5040C:
Kamikaze V4 AIO, BF3.2:
Unify Race 800mw: (or the 200mw)
Foxeer Pagoda:
Runcam Micro 2.1:
Big boy Crossfire:
Crossfire Rx:
A 1300mah 4S pack that weighs ~165g
~575g AUW
Current recommended motor list for 5" 4S:
ZMX FinX30 2207 2600kv:
BBB 2207 2650kv:
Hyperlite 2207 2522kv: (or other BH variants)
Not limited motor list, just my favorites of what I've tested. I have NOT tested all the motors out there.