ERA 3.5" Mini Frame Kit
ERA 3.5" Mini Frame Kit
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ERA Mini - The World Opens Up
That gap between the staircase railings? Too tight on a 5-inch. At 3.5 inches, it's your warm-up pack. FPV feels different when you're this small and this durable. Every gap becomes easier. Every line becomes possible.
Full ERA, Compressed
This isn't a stripped-down mini version. It's the complete ERA design philosophy: proven camera protection, compressed X geometry, split deck construction. Scaled to 3.5 inches with zero compromises. Everything that made ERA work, tightened up.
Camera Protection That Actually Works
Our nylon polymer camera cage absorbs impact energy instead of transferring it. While CNC aluminum looks tough, it transmits shock directly to your fpv camera. The polymer flexes, bounces back, and takes the hit so your camera doesn't. We've yet to see a single cage fail beyond usability. They get damaged over time, but they stay functional. Crash after crash after crash.
Built Like a Shrunken 5-Inch
Around 300g AUW fully built. Light enough for precision, heavy enough for momentum. The compressed X geometry that made ERA responsive feels even tighter at this scale. We describe it as a "mini 5-inch": same authority, smaller package.
Hardware You'd Spec Yourself
We build what we fly. That means T700/T800 carbon mix. 12.9 hardened YFS screws that won't strip. 7075 aluminum standoffs that won't bend. 22mm deck height (up from ERA's 20mm) for easier installation without sacrificing rigidity.
Small detail that matters: TPU strap holder locks your battery straps in place between packs. No more loose straps slipping during swaps.
Choose Your Version
- ERA 3.5" Mini Frame Kit - Analog and DJI V1/O3/O4 Pro CNC Kit
- ERA 3.5" Mini Frame Kit O4 - DJI O4 Pro with standard camera housing
Coming 2026: The 3.5-Inch Standard
We didn't just build a frame. We partnered with T-Motor and Gemfan to make 3.5-inch freestyle work the way 5-inch works.
T-Hobby × it's FPV 1604.5 Motors
Proven bell design, but with a brand new 3mm shaft. The scaled-down equivalent of proper 5-inch motors. Lighter than 1604 designs with oversized shafts, more durable than T-mount alternatives. No C-clip to swap bells, just a small M2 screw. Prop swaps feel like 5-inch again.
Gemfan Custom 3.5" Props
3mm shaft hole, a purpose-built prop for this motor standard.
Our goal: establish the new 3.5-inch standard. We hope other manufacturers adopt these specs so 3.5-inch freestyle becomes genuinely viable, not a compromise.
Before You Order
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Not included: ELRS antenna holder, action cam mounts, electronics
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International orders: Price excludes VAT/tax for customers outside the EU
- O4 Pro 7075 CNC Conversion Kit owners: If you've converted your O4 to standard form factor with our 7075 CNC Conversion Kit, this is the right frame kit for you.
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Motor Mounting: 12x12mm (M2), not compatible with 9x9mm motors
What You're Getting
A frame that won't break in normal freestyle. Camera protection that actually protects. Hardware that won't strip, bend, or fail. A build experience that doesn't fight you. A quad that flies like it should.
Developed by pilots who crash, rebuild, and fly the next day. Every detail comes from real sessions, real crashes, real frustration with how things used to work.
Features
Features
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Up to 55% stronger carbon fiber than typical FPV frames
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| Super durable nylon camera cage | |
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Nylon-kevlar battery straps
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| Super sticky lipo pad | |
| 20 degree standard camera angle | |
| Three point bell protection | |
| One screw arm swap | |
| One screw action camera swap |
Specifications
Specifications
| 7075 Aluminium standoffs | |
| Compressed X frame geometry | |
| 12.9 hardened steel hardware | |
| Fits up to 3.6" propellers | |
| Wheelbase 168mm | |
| Stack mounting M2 25.5x25.5mm, M3/M2 20x20mm | |
| Motor mounting M2 12x12mm | |
| Camera mounting up to 20x20mm | |
| VTX mounting 20x20mm, 25.5x25.5mm |
Scope of delivery
Scope of delivery
Injection molded hardware
1x Nylon Freestyle Camera Cage
Carbon fiber frame parts
1x O4 Mini Bottom Plate Front CF 2mm T700
1x Mini Bottom Plate Back CF 2mm T700
4x Mini Arm CF 4mm T700
1x Mini Top Plate CF 2mm T800
1x Mini Interlock CF T700
Hardware
2x 22mm Standoffs 7075
11x 8mm M3 Buttonhead 12.9
16x 7mm M2 Buttonhead 12.9
4x 20mm M3 Countersunk 12.9
4x 14mm M2 Countersunk 12.9
1x 22mm M3 Countersunk 12.9
5x M3 Pressnut
4x M3 Lock nut V2A
4x 18mm M2 Caphead 12.9
4x 7mm M2 Caphead 12.9
4x 6mm M2 Caphead 12.9
4x 4mm M2 Caphead 12.9
4x Lock nut M2 Aluminium
4x 9mm M1.6 Caphead 12.9
3x 6mm M2 Countersunk
3D Print Hardware
4x O4 TPU Camera Inserts
1x AWG14 Lead Holder
1x AWG16 Lead Holder
1x O4 Dual VTX Antenna Holder
1x Mini Battery Strap Holder
Miscellaneous
1x Mini Ultra Sticky Lipo Pad
2x Nylon-kevlar Battery Straps (12x200mm)

Vastly more compact
ERA Mini opens up a new library of flight spots that are physically inaccessible or too dangerous for a full-sized rig. At this scale, the physics of flight change in your favor. By dropping the hazardous weight and volume, you remove the 'threat factor.' This allows for stress-free proximity flying in sensitive areas where a full-sized rig would be a liability.
Yet, unlike lighter micros, ERA Mini retains enough mass to carry momentum through the air. It avoids the floaty feeling of smaller copters, offering the locked-in trajectory of a big rig, just condensed. Every gap becomes wider, and every line becomes possible.
Action Camera Mounts
Available separately for the nylon camera cage.
Available in 10-30° angles.
- GoPro 9,10,11,12,13
- GoPro 11 Mini
- DJI Action 2
- DJI Action 5 Pro
- DJI Osmo Nano
If you have a 3D printer, you can download the mounts from the 3D Printed Hardware page for free.
Accessories
Need some extra chooch?
3D printed accessories available separately for the ERA frame, downloadable for free.