iFlight
Nazgul XL5 ECO V1.1 Frame Kit
245 mm True-X carbon frame with 5 mm arms, the default airframe for a 5-inch freestyle build.
Quick Specs
- Price
- $79
- Weight
- 8.2 oz
- Brand
- iFlight
- Category
- drone-gear
Features
- •245 mm wheelbase, True-X geometry
- •5 mm arm thickness, 2.5 mm bottom plate
- •233 g frame weight without TPU parts
- •16x16 mm motor mounting pattern
- •Takes 5-inch and 6-inch propellers
Overview
The frame is the part you crash, so buy the one with thick arms and cheap replacements. The Nazgul XL5 ECO runs 5 mm arms on a 245 mm True-X wheelbase, which is the mainstream geometry for 5-inch freestyle: motors sit at equal distance from center, the quad behaves predictably in every orientation, and Betaflight's default tunes were written around exactly this layout.
Plate thicknesses tell the durability story. The bottom plate is 2.5 mm, the top plate 2 mm, and the upper deck 3 mm, with the arms carrying the 5 mm section that takes the impact. Total carbon weight is 233 g before TPU, which lands the finished quad around 550 to 650 g dry depending on your electronics and camera choice. Motor mounting is the standard 16x16 mm pattern, so any 2207-class motor bolts straight on.
The practical argument for this frame over a cheaper generic is arm replacement. Snap one arm on a tree strike and you unbolt that arm rather than rebuilding the airframe, and iFlight sells the arms individually as a stocked spare. Buy two spare arms with the frame. You will use them.
Key Features
- 245 mm wheelbase in True-X geometry, the reference layout for 5-inch freestyle
- 5 mm carbon arms, replaceable individually rather than as a full airframe
- 2.5 mm bottom plate, 2 mm top plate, 3 mm upper deck
- 16x16 mm motor mounting fits any 2207-class motor
- 173 x 173 x 36.5 mm frame envelope
- 233 g carbon-and-hardware weight before TPU parts
- Accepts 5-inch and 6-inch propellers
Pros
- +5 mm arms survive the crashes that end a build on a 4 mm frame
- +Individually replaceable arms keep repair cost to a single part
- +True-X geometry flies on stock Betaflight tunes with no fighting
- +Standard 30.5 x 30.5 mm stack and 16x16 mm motor patterns, no proprietary hardware
Cons
- −Bare frame only: no electronics, motors, props, or hardware beyond the kit contents
- −233 g of carbon is heavier than a race-oriented 3.5 mm frame
- −Deadcat and long-range pilots want a different geometry entirely
Detailed Specifications
- wheelbase
- 245 mm
- geometry
- True-X
- armThickness
- 5 mm
- bottomPlate
- 2.5 mm
- topPlate
- 2 mm
- upperPlate
- 3 mm
- frameDimensions
- 173 x 173 x 36.5 mm
- motorMounting
- 16 x 16 mm
- propellerSize
- 5 inch and 6 inch
- weight
- 233 g without TPU parts
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