{"id":4856,"date":"2019-02-25T13:55:08","date_gmt":"2019-02-25T13:55:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/?p=4856"},"modified":"2023-06-27T10:53:39","modified_gmt":"2023-06-27T10:53:39","slug":"emax-hawk-5-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/emax-hawk-5-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Emax Hawk 5 Review"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Emax is probably best known for their motors, they&#8217;ve released a series of pretty successful mini quads in the past the Nighthawk, then Babyhawk and the Babyhawk-R, both very popular at the moment. Emax Hawk 5 presents an excellent option for both pro racers and new pilots.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are lots of superb ready to fly quads available that are well SPECT really well built and incredibly well priced so how will this new Hawk 5 stand up in this busy space in the market? We&#8217;ll try to cover all needed information about this latest BNF configuration from Emaxmodel.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-table-of-content-nav.kb-table-of-content-id_632f7d-bb .kb-table-of-content-wrap{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);}.kb-table-of-content-nav.kb-table-of-content-id_632f7d-bb .kb-table-of-contents-title-wrap{padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.kb-table-of-content-nav.kb-table-of-content-id_632f7d-bb .kb-table-of-contents-title{font-weight:regular;font-style:normal;}.kb-table-of-content-nav.kb-table-of-content-id_632f7d-bb .kb-table-of-content-wrap .kb-table-of-content-list{font-weight:regular;font-style:normal;margin-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;}<\/style>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"tab-con-1\">UNBOXING<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s an elegant package as we&#8217;ve come to expect from Emax. Let&#8217;s take a closer look at what\u2019s in the box:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/emax-hawk-5-unboxing-review.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1360\" height=\"667\" src=\"\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/emax-hawk-5-unboxing-review.jpg\" alt=\"emax-hawk-5-unboxing-review\" class=\"wp-image-4908\" title=\"emax-hawk-5-unboxing-review\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/emax-hawk-5-unboxing-review.jpg 1360w, https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/emax-hawk-5-unboxing-review-150x74.jpg 150w, https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/emax-hawk-5-unboxing-review-300x147.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/emax-hawk-5-unboxing-review-768x377.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/emax-hawk-5-unboxing-review-1024x502.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/emax-hawk-5-unboxing-review-65x32.jpg 65w, https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/emax-hawk-5-unboxing-review-220x108.jpg 220w, https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/emax-hawk-5-unboxing-review-204x100.jpg 204w, https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/emax-hawk-5-unboxing-review-358x176.jpg 358w, https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/emax-hawk-5-unboxing-review-729x358.jpg 729w, https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/emax-hawk-5-unboxing-review-872x428.jpg 872w, https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/emax-hawk-5-unboxing-review-1020x500.jpg 1020w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1360px) 100vw, 1360px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>We&#8217;ve got the usual gear:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Frsky XM+, F4 Magnum All-in-one Tower and Foxeer Micro instruction manuals<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Few bolts and nuts<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>OSD control for the camera<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2 sets of Avan Flow props<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2 Pagoda V2 VTX antenna&#8217;s, left hand circularly polarized<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Extension lead SMA to UFL<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Spare Arm, very useful<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Some tie wraps<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>First impressions straight out of the box; this is very very nicely built,&nbsp;&nbsp;very strong and solid, excellent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check\u00a0<strong>Emax Hawk 5<\/strong>\u00a0now on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.banggood.com\/Emax-HAWK-5-FPV-Racing-Drone-F4-OSD-BLHeli_S-30A-FrSky-XM-RX-Foxeer-Arrow-Micro-V2-600TVL-BNF-p-1269795.html?p=9I291610415065201704&amp;custlinkid=89398\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Banggood<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B07B9K7121\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=racingdrones05-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=B07B9K7121&amp;linkId=9708909dc019651a8074d871b7612dc5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Amazon<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gearbest.com\/brushless-fpv-racer\/pp_1670812.html?wid=1433363&amp;lkid=19872306\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gearbest<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"tab-con-2\">FEATURES &amp; SPECIFICATIONS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>So let&#8217;s take a closer look at this in more detail. The Hawk 5 is the newest five inch to 10-millimeter X-Frame Quad from&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/emax-usa.com\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Emax<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/hawk-5-emax.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"665\" src=\"\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/hawk-5-emax.jpg\" alt=\"hawk 5-emax\" class=\"wp-image-4911\" title=\"hawk 5-emax\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/hawk-5-emax.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/hawk-5-emax-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/hawk-5-emax-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/hawk-5-emax-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/hawk-5-emax-65x43.jpg 65w, https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/hawk-5-emax-220x146.jpg 220w, https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/hawk-5-emax-358x238.jpg 358w, https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/hawk-5-emax-602x400.jpg 602w, https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/hawk-5-emax-677x450.jpg 677w, https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/hawk-5-emax-767x510.jpg 767w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>It is the first Emax quad aimed squarely at the racer market using high spec components. I&#8217;m sure this is their response to the other great&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/fpv-racing-drones\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FPV racing drone configurations<\/a>&nbsp;being released from other manufacturers such as Diatone, Holybro and others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"tab-con-3\">EMAX F4 MAGNUM TOWER<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>It uses a flight stack connected together with pins and it&#8217;s got very few wires, arms are incredibly thin but very strong.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/hawk5-flight-stack-emax.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"413\" src=\"\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/hawk5-flight-stack-emax.jpg\" alt=\"hawk5-flight stack-emax\" class=\"wp-image-4913\" title=\"hawk5-flight stack-emax\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/hawk5-flight-stack-emax.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/hawk5-flight-stack-emax-150x62.jpg 150w, https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/hawk5-flight-stack-emax-300x124.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/hawk5-flight-stack-emax-768x317.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/hawk5-flight-stack-emax-65x27.jpg 65w, https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/hawk5-flight-stack-emax-220x91.jpg 220w, https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/hawk5-flight-stack-emax-242x100.jpg 242w, https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/hawk5-flight-stack-emax-358x148.jpg 358w, https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/hawk5-flight-stack-emax-729x301.jpg 729w, https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/hawk5-flight-stack-emax-872x360.jpg 872w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The electronics are built around this\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.emaxmodel.com\/f4-magnum-tower-parts-f4-flight-controller-main-board-6-in-1.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Magnum F4 Flight Tower<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/emax-f4-magnum-tower.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"638\" src=\"\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/emax-f4-magnum-tower.jpg\" alt=\"emax f4 magnum tower\" class=\"wp-image-4917\" title=\"emax f4 magnum tower\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/emax-f4-magnum-tower.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/emax-f4-magnum-tower-150x96.jpg 150w, https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/emax-f4-magnum-tower-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/emax-f4-magnum-tower-768x490.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/emax-f4-magnum-tower-65x41.jpg 65w, https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/emax-f4-magnum-tower-220x140.jpg 220w, https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/emax-f4-magnum-tower-157x100.jpg 157w, https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/emax-f4-magnum-tower-358x228.jpg 358w, https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/emax-f4-magnum-tower-627x400.jpg 627w, https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/emax-f4-magnum-tower-705x450.jpg 705w, https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/emax-f4-magnum-tower-799x510.jpg 799w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>This is a very neat and tidy stack, with pinned board interconnects between each of the PCBs. The mainboard combines an F4 flight controller and LC filter, a 5-volt regulator, black box and buzzer. It uses an STM32F405 MCU and the popular MP6000 gyro, flashed with Beta Flight 3.30. This has got an OSD as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The integrated LC filter with the 5 Volt\/3A voltage regulator. Means clean power for all the other components and boards. Then the black box flight recorder has got 16 MB flash memory, and there&#8217;s a buzzer mounted on the PCB.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the PCB, because the stack is pinned together with connectors, there&#8217;s hardly any wires. Other than the camera, and the main wires to the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/drone-motors-brushless-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">quad motors<\/a>&nbsp;from the 4in1 ESC, there&#8217;s nothing to be seen really. This makes it an incredibly neat build and the quality of the soldering is excellent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"tab-con-4\">Frsky XM+ Receiver<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Magnum Tower also includes a Frsky XM+ receiver. Although it&#8217;s very small, the downside of this is you don&#8217;t get telemetry, but you do have the Beta Flight OSD to show your battery voltages in your\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/best-fpv-goggles\/\">FPV goggles<\/a>. And it would be nice to have seen them using something like XSR receiver which is smart port enabled with full duplex transmission for telemetry. But I guess they don&#8217;t see is being necessary for racing quad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">VTX<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The VTX has 48 channels which are switchable from 25 mW to 200 mW which is perfect for race&nbsp;events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It comes with a lightweight dipole whip antenna, but you also get this 80-millimeter extension with an SMA connector to U.FL, so that you can use your own antenna.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, there&#8217;s a couple of Pagoda V2 antennas in the box which is a really nice touch.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/hawk5-dipole-antenna-left-hand-polarized.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"647\" src=\"\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/hawk5-dipole-antenna-left-hand-polarized.jpg\" alt=\"hawk5-dipole-antenna-left hand polarized\" class=\"wp-image-4922\" title=\"hawk5-dipole-antenna-left hand polarized\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/hawk5-dipole-antenna-left-hand-polarized.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/hawk5-dipole-antenna-left-hand-polarized-150x97.jpg 150w, https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/hawk5-dipole-antenna-left-hand-polarized-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/hawk5-dipole-antenna-left-hand-polarized-768x497.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/hawk5-dipole-antenna-left-hand-polarized-65x42.jpg 65w, https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/hawk5-dipole-antenna-left-hand-polarized-220x142.jpg 220w, https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/hawk5-dipole-antenna-left-hand-polarized-155x100.jpg 155w, https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/hawk5-dipole-antenna-left-hand-polarized-358x232.jpg 358w, https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/hawk5-dipole-antenna-left-hand-polarized-618x400.jpg 618w, https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/hawk5-dipole-antenna-left-hand-polarized-696x450.jpg 696w, https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/hawk5-dipole-antenna-left-hand-polarized-788x510.jpg 788w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>But watch out though these are both left hand polarized, they didn&#8217;t provide one of each; left hand and the right hand polarized. To fix them on you&#8217;ll only need to add the extension, flip it onto the board and tie wrap under.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"tab-con-5\">ESC<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>And at the bottom of the stack is a 30 a 4in1 ESC and current sensing board running BLHeli_S firmware &#8211; they support D Shot, Multi Shot and One Shot 125, so take your pick. But I suspect it will probably be D Shot 600. Emax claims that this can run 6s with a lower kV motor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">FRAME &amp; BUILD QUALITY<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/hawk5-build-quality.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"983\" height=\"721\" src=\"\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/hawk5-build-quality.jpg\" alt=\"hawk5-build quality\" class=\"wp-image-4933\" title=\"hawk5-build quality\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/hawk5-build-quality.jpg 983w, https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/hawk5-build-quality-150x110.jpg 150w, https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/hawk5-build-quality-300x220.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/hawk5-build-quality-768x563.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/hawk5-build-quality-65x48.jpg 65w, https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/hawk5-build-quality-220x161.jpg 220w, https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/hawk5-build-quality-136x100.jpg 136w, https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/hawk5-build-quality-358x263.jpg 358w, https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/hawk5-build-quality-545x400.jpg 545w, https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/hawk5-build-quality-614x450.jpg 614w, https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/hawk5-build-quality-695x510.jpg 695w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 983px) 100vw, 983px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The build quality is outstanding. It&#8217;s got nice tidy wiring and good solder joints. I pulled this apart before the review to take a look under the hood and I&#8217;d have been thriled if I built this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The frame is a true X and it&#8217;s amazingly solid and stiff. It uses the regular sandwich style of frame construction with top and bottom plates. This means it&#8217;s very stiff and it&#8217;s easy to change the arms if you break one.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/emax-hawk5-true-X-frame.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"656\" src=\"\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/emax-hawk5-true-X-frame.jpg\" alt=\"emax-hawk5-true X-frame\" class=\"wp-image-4934\" title=\"emax-hawk5-true X-frame\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/emax-hawk5-true-X-frame.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/emax-hawk5-true-X-frame-150x98.jpg 150w, https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/emax-hawk5-true-X-frame-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/emax-hawk5-true-X-frame-768x504.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/emax-hawk5-true-X-frame-65x43.jpg 65w, https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/emax-hawk5-true-X-frame-220x144.jpg 220w, https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/emax-hawk5-true-X-frame-152x100.jpg 152w, https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/emax-hawk5-true-X-frame-358x235.jpg 358w, https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/emax-hawk5-true-X-frame-610x400.jpg 610w, https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/emax-hawk5-true-X-frame-686x450.jpg 686w, https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/emax-hawk5-true-X-frame-777x510.jpg 777w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The frame and the arms are nicely finished, and the arms have got a good amount of extra carbon outside the motor diameter here and this provides lots of crash protection. The camera is fairly well protected and easy to adjust with 2 mm dome head bolts on each side.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other than the motor bolts all the bolts are countersunk and easy to get to, it&#8217;s got a very nice finish. And each arm has got two bolts and they&#8217;re easy to change without having to pull the whole thing apart.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/hawk5-arms.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"532\" src=\"\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/hawk5-arms.jpg\" alt=\"hawk5-arms\" class=\"wp-image-4939\" title=\"hawk5-arms\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/hawk5-arms.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/hawk5-arms-150x80.jpg 150w, https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/hawk5-arms-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/hawk5-arms-768x409.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/hawk5-arms-65x35.jpg 65w, https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/hawk5-arms-220x117.jpg 220w, https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/hawk5-arms-188x100.jpg 188w, https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/hawk5-arms-358x190.jpg 358w, https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/hawk5-arms-729x388.jpg 729w, https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/hawk5-arms-846x450.jpg 846w, https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/hawk5-arms-959x510.jpg 959w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The thickness of the arms is 4&#215;5 mm by 9mm; these are pretty low drag arms. The quality of these is pretty good. And although they don&#8217;t have sharpened edges, they&#8217;re not sharp and there&#8217;s some good degree of crash protection to stop the bell of the motor getting damaged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Top plate is 2 millimeters thick and these interesting reinforcing braces along the side here. Those are 1.5 mm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the bottom, you&#8217;ve got the standard two plates sandwiching the arms. I have a good feeling this will be pretty tough to break in a crash.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The top plate has got a small cutout so you can see the VTX channel and the channel selector button. Although it&#8217;s quite small here, is nice and easy to get to on the side.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/hawk5-top-plate.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"830\" height=\"510\" src=\"\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/hawk5-top-plate.jpg\" alt=\"hawk5-top-plate\" class=\"wp-image-4941\" title=\"hawk5-top-plate\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/hawk5-top-plate.jpg 830w, https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/hawk5-top-plate-150x92.jpg 150w, https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/hawk5-top-plate-300x184.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/hawk5-top-plate-768x472.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/hawk5-top-plate-65x40.jpg 65w, https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/hawk5-top-plate-220x135.jpg 220w, https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/hawk5-top-plate-163x100.jpg 163w, https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/hawk5-top-plate-358x220.jpg 358w, https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/hawk5-top-plate-651x400.jpg 651w, https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/hawk5-top-plate-732x450.jpg 732w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 830px) 100vw, 830px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>And one thing I&#8217;ve noticed with most BNF quads is there&#8217;s always something silly that hasn&#8217;t been quite finished off: the buzzer isn&#8217;t connected or the battery strain relief isn&#8217;t there, and similar details which can frustrate you along the way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But with the Hawk5, everything&#8217;s just ready to go. The battery wires have got some strain relief with a cable tie, and the buzzer is integral to the flight stack and the flight stack uses these nice flexible vibration mounts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They&#8217;ve even fixed a 470 microfarad capacitor across the power supply connectors on the PDB to suppress noise. It&#8217;s a very nice touch, and very nicely finished.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/470-microfarad-capacitor.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"622\" src=\"\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/470-microfarad-capacitor.jpg\" alt=\"470 microfarad capacitor\" class=\"wp-image-4943\" title=\"470 microfarad capacitor\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/470-microfarad-capacitor.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/470-microfarad-capacitor-150x93.jpg 150w, https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/470-microfarad-capacitor-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/470-microfarad-capacitor-768x478.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/470-microfarad-capacitor-65x40.jpg 65w, https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/470-microfarad-capacitor-220x137.jpg 220w, https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/470-microfarad-capacitor-161x100.jpg 161w, https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/470-microfarad-capacitor-358x223.jpg 358w, https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/470-microfarad-capacitor-643x400.jpg 643w, https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/470-microfarad-capacitor-723x450.jpg 723w, https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/470-microfarad-capacitor-820x510.jpg 820w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Motors<\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id_a359df-0c > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id_a359df-0c > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id_a359df-0c > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}.kb-row-layout-id_a359df-0c > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id_a359df-0c > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id_a359df-0c > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id_a359df-0c alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column_5a3d05-5c > .kt-inside-inner-col{display:flex;}.kadence-column_5a3d05-5c > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column_5a3d05-5c > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column_5a3d05-5c > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column_5a3d05-5c > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}.kadence-column_5a3d05-5c > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kt-row-column-wrap > .kadence-column_5a3d05-5c{align-self:center;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column_5a3d05-5c{align-self:auto;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column_5a3d05-5c > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}.kadence-column_5a3d05-5c > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column_5a3d05-5c{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column_5a3d05-5c > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column_5a3d05-5c > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column_5a3d05-5c\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p>And as you&#8217;d expect from EMAX they&#8217;ve used some of these powerful LS 2206 2300 kV Lite Spec racing motors, and it&#8217;ll be interesting to see how these nuts up using their new props. EMAX achieved to combine such requirements into a motor that can meet all aspects by reducing the weight while maintaining the durability and performance in check.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column_a03f7c-ae > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column_a03f7c-ae > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column_a03f7c-ae > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column_a03f7c-ae > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column_a03f7c-ae > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column_a03f7c-ae > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column_a03f7c-ae{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column_a03f7c-ae > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column_a03f7c-ae > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column_a03f7c-ae\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/hawk5-motors-emax.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"700\" height=\"662\" src=\"https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/hawk5-motors-emax.jpg\" alt=\"hawk5-motors-emax\" class=\"wp-image-4927\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/hawk5-motors-emax.jpg 700w, https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/hawk5-motors-emax-150x142.jpg 150w, https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/hawk5-motors-emax-300x284.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/hawk5-motors-emax-65x61.jpg 65w, https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/hawk5-motors-emax-220x208.jpg 220w, https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/hawk5-motors-emax-106x100.jpg 106w, https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/hawk5-motors-emax-317x300.jpg 317w, https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/hawk5-motors-emax-423x400.jpg 423w, https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/hawk5-motors-emax-476x450.jpg 476w, https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/hawk5-motors-emax-539x510.jpg 539w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Avan Flow Propellers<\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id_773415-a1 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id_773415-a1 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id_773415-a1 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}.kb-row-layout-id_773415-a1 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id_773415-a1 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id_773415-a1 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id_773415-a1 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column_c3cdef-ec > .kt-inside-inner-col{display:flex;}.kadence-column_c3cdef-ec > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column_c3cdef-ec > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column_c3cdef-ec > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column_c3cdef-ec > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}.kadence-column_c3cdef-ec > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kt-row-column-wrap > .kadence-column_c3cdef-ec{align-self:center;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column_c3cdef-ec{align-self:auto;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column_c3cdef-ec > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}.kadence-column_c3cdef-ec > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column_c3cdef-ec{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column_c3cdef-ec > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column_c3cdef-ec > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column_c3cdef-ec\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p>EMAX make quite a lot about these props. They&#8217;re 5&#215;4.3&#215;3 and are designed to give a constant 4.3 pitch across the whole blade, which apparently gives a linear control feeling across the whole throttle band.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most of the weight is around the hub which means it&#8217;s got a low moment of inertia, basically that makes a very responsive propeller, because the way it is all centered around the hub.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column_a06270-16 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column_a06270-16 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column_a06270-16 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column_a06270-16 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column_a06270-16 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column_a06270-16 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column_a06270-16{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column_a06270-16 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column_a06270-16 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column_a06270-16\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/avan-flow-props-hawk5-5x4.3x3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"662\" src=\"https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/avan-flow-props-hawk5-5x4.3x3.jpg\" alt=\"avan flow props-hawk5-5x4.3x3\" class=\"wp-image-4929\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/avan-flow-props-hawk5-5x4.3x3.jpg 800w, https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/avan-flow-props-hawk5-5x4.3x3-150x124.jpg 150w, https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/avan-flow-props-hawk5-5x4.3x3-300x248.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/avan-flow-props-hawk5-5x4.3x3-768x636.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/avan-flow-props-hawk5-5x4.3x3-65x54.jpg 65w, https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/avan-flow-props-hawk5-5x4.3x3-220x182.jpg 220w, https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/avan-flow-props-hawk5-5x4.3x3-121x100.jpg 121w, https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/avan-flow-props-hawk5-5x4.3x3-358x296.jpg 358w, https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/avan-flow-props-hawk5-5x4.3x3-483x400.jpg 483w, https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/avan-flow-props-hawk5-5x4.3x3-544x450.jpg 544w, https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/avan-flow-props-hawk5-5x4.3x3-616x510.jpg 616w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"tab-con-11\">FPV Camera<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>For the camera they&#8217;ve used the low latency Foxier Arrow Micro V2. It&#8217;s a 600 TVLine CCD camera with a wide-angle 150-degree lens which is perfect for fast racing.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/emax-hawk-5-camera.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"561\" src=\"\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/emax-hawk-5-camera.jpg\" alt=\"emax-hawk 5 camera\" class=\"wp-image-4914\" title=\"emax-hawk 5 camera\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/emax-hawk-5-camera.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/emax-hawk-5-camera-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/emax-hawk-5-camera-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/emax-hawk-5-camera-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/emax-hawk-5-camera-65x36.jpg 65w, https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/emax-hawk-5-camera-220x123.jpg 220w, https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/emax-hawk-5-camera-178x100.jpg 178w, https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/emax-hawk-5-camera-358x201.jpg 358w, https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/emax-hawk-5-camera-713x400.jpg 713w, https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/emax-hawk-5-camera-802x450.jpg 802w, https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/emax-hawk-5-camera-909x510.jpg 909w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Battery Mount<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>One clever feature of this frame is that you can choose where you want to mount the battery on the top or on the bottom.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/battery-mount-hawk5.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"362\" src=\"https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/battery-mount-hawk5.jpg\" alt=\"battery mount-hawk5\" class=\"wp-image-4959\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/battery-mount-hawk5.jpg 800w, https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/battery-mount-hawk5-150x68.jpg 150w, https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/battery-mount-hawk5-300x136.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/battery-mount-hawk5-768x348.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/battery-mount-hawk5-65x29.jpg 65w, https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/battery-mount-hawk5-220x100.jpg 220w, https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/battery-mount-hawk5-221x100.jpg 221w, https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/battery-mount-hawk5-358x162.jpg 358w, https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/battery-mount-hawk5-729x330.jpg 729w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Credit: Emax USA<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Everyone&#8217;s got their own preference and this is the first time I&#8217;ve seen this. It doesn&#8217;t solve the problem of who&#8217;s right:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/Multicopter\/comments\/5albjb\/top_mounted_battery_vs_bottom_mounted_battery\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">top mount or bottom mounters<\/a>, there&#8217;s arguments for each way and what flies best&nbsp;for Acro&nbsp;and what flies best for racing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Personally I think it&#8217;s what works best for you. And the Hawk 5 gives you this option. In fact you could easily do it back-to-back test if you wanted to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you bottom mount the battery there&#8217;s plenty of room on the top for a GoPro. But there&#8217;s no mount so you&#8217;ll have to find your own. If you&#8217;re going to use this to race you probably don&#8217;t want the extra weight of a GoPro on the quad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Weight &nbsp;without the battery is near enough 260, with props on it&#8217;s going to be 270 grams, which is what the spec says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"tab-con-12\">CONCLUSION<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/bind-fly-hawk5.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"730\" height=\"400\" src=\"\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/bind-fly-hawk5.png\" alt=\"bind-fly-hawk5\" class=\"wp-image-6489\" title=\"bind-fly-hawk5\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/bind-fly-hawk5.png 730w, https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/bind-fly-hawk5-150x82.png 150w, https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/bind-fly-hawk5-300x164.png 300w, https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/bind-fly-hawk5-65x36.png 65w, https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/bind-fly-hawk5-220x121.png 220w, https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/bind-fly-hawk5-183x100.png 183w, https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/bind-fly-hawk5-358x196.png 358w, https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/bind-fly-hawk5-729x399.png 729w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>On the face of it this is an outstanding and properly complete mini quad that will get you racing straight out of the box.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Spares seem to be readily available although I suspect you won&#8217;t be able to buy individual boards from the F4 tower.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cost-wise this is only around 250 dollars, which is slightly cheaper than most of the BNF quads in this 5 inch range. But it doesn&#8217;t compromise on parts, they&#8217;re very high spec so it&#8217;s great value for money which is always a good thing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You just need a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/drone-transmitter-receiver-fpv\/\">transmitter<\/a>, some&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/best-fpv-goggles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">goggles<\/a>&nbsp;and a few lipos and you&#8217;re good to go<br>Racing. Hope you found this Emax Hawk 5 Review helpful &nbsp;so you can make a proper decision that satisfies your needs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Emax is probably best known for their motors, they&#8217;ve released a series of pretty successful mini quads in the past&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":4957,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"taxonomy_info":{"category":[{"value":8,"label":"Review"}]},"featured_image_src_large":["https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/emax-hawk-5-review.jpg",800,380,false],"author_info":{"display_name":"DN","author_link":"https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/author\/dronenodes\/"},"comment_info":0,"category_info":[{"term_id":8,"name":"Review","slug":"review","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":8,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":35,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":8,"category_count":35,"category_description":"","cat_name":"Review","category_nicename":"review","category_parent":0}],"tag_info":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4856"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4856"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4856\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4957"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4856"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4856"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dronenodes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4856"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}