Horus Kestrel - parts for 1808 motors

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I set out to design a sleek VTail that would weigh less than 500 grams, the strict limit in Romania for drones without a permit. I discovered the Horus Kestrel V1 by Horus Drones on Thingiverse and decided it was the perfect base to work with. Since I had some 1808 motors from HobbyKing's MultiStar V-Spec 1808-2400KV Racer Series, I redesigned the arms to fit them when scaled up to 85%. The body also needed modifications to accommodate the Oversky MUL A Flight Controller from HobbyKing. To ensure all parts printed smoothly and with minimal weight, I decided to scale everything, including the Horus Kestrel components, down to 85% of their original size. This adjustment allowed for standard 30mmx30mm or 30mmx40mm boards to fit perfectly in the body and top plate when printed at this scale. For printing, I chose ABS material with a layer height of 0.2mm and an infill percentage of 25% for both the body and top plate. The total weight of the printed parts came out to be 138 grams, which is impressive considering all the components were installed, bringing the final weight to 483 grams. To assemble the drone, I used 2mm screws and nuts to join the various parts together seamlessly. With this setup, I can confidently fly my drone using 4-inch propellers or possibly even 5-inch propellers, although I haven't had a chance to test that yet. Here are the components I used for my VTail drone: - 4x MultiStar V-Spec 1808-2400KV Racer Series - 1x Oversky MUL A Flight Controller - 4x Turnigy Multistar 32bit 12A Race Spec ESC - 1x Walkera Rodeo 150 - Mini Camera 600TVL - 1x Turnigy iA6C PPM/SBUS 8CH 2.4G AFHDS 2A Telemetry Receiver - 1x Turnigy nano-tech 1500mah 3S 35~70C Lipo Pack