KD9 is a 9" X8 cinelifter designed to carry a Red Komodo, Sony FX6, Freefly Ember etc. It has a unique I-beam design made of vertical arms clamped between two continuous plates. This creates an insanely strong and stiff frame, while being the lightest in it's class by a considerable margin at only 446g.
 
KD9 has KDCM/DAC camera mount holes in the middle and slightly forward, and also naked BM mounting holes on top. You can go down to 10 degrees with no props in view on a 9mm lens, and 0 degrees on a 15mm lens. The battery is bottom mounted for great CG balance and lower moment of inertia, and protected with a battery plate that also acts as landing gear. There is lots of space inside, with an abundance of mounting holes, zip tie slots, and easy access. The KD9 can also be an X4 by simply installing 4 motors instead of 8.
 
YouTube Video: Overview - Flight Footage - Build Guide
 
Specs:
Weight: 446g (+ 35g if you use the battery plate)
Size: 284 x 361 x 31 mm
Mounting:
- KDCM/DAC camera mount (61 x 50.8 mm M4 holes with press nuts), middle and slightly forward
- Naked BM M3 mounting holes (90 x 124 mm)
- 3x 30.5 x 30.5 positions (can use 2 at once), 20 x 20, 25.5 x 25.5 VTX mounting
- Capacitor and VTX zip tie slots
- 16 x 16 and 19 x 19 Motor pattern
Frame kit includes:
- T700 Carbon: 1x top plate, 1x bottom plate, 4x arms, 1x battery plate
- Hardware
- Motor screws
- 2x FC/ESC screws and nuts
- 3D Prints
- Mounted XT90
- 2x XT30 female (for camera power)
- 2x battery straps
- Battery pad
- STLs and a Betaflight 4.5 tune can be downloaded for free from the KD9 GrabCAD page. The tune is used at your own risk and is not recommended for use. See below to get your own tune.
 
Recommended Parts (not included):
- KDCM or DAC camera mount
- Matek 12S Pro BEC for camera power
- 2812 1100kv Xnova motors
- Gemfan 9045 tri blade props
- Hobbywing 60/65A or Foxeer Reaper 65A ESC and any X8 FC with a good gyro
- 6s 5000-6000 mAh Lipo
- Any VTX you like will fit, and there are SMA mounts on the side for antennas (for ufl to SMA extensions use 15cm)
- Custom PIDtoolbox tune, available here: https://ptblabs.ca/