Nano Talon VTOL V2, Quad Plane

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Do you feel the need to launch your long-range missions from your balcony? This beauty is the perfect choice for you. It takes the Nano Talon PNP version and transforms it into a VTOL, with just a few old Quadrocopter parts added in. What do I need apart from the 3D printed parts? - A Nano Talon PNP flight-tested with FPV already running, preferably with the "Flat Wing Mod" or the EVO-Version. - A Matek F405 running on Ardupilot, or a similar FC with at least 8 Servo Outputs and Ardupilot capabilities. - Four 2204/ 2205 Motors+ ESC's (four in one or four single ones), twenty-five amp 20x20 and up recommended), five-inch props. - Twelve millimeter carbon tubing, twelve millimeter diameter (two times three hundred sixty millimeters). - M3 screws and bolts to tighten everything. The motors can be mounted using the original screws. What do I need to print? - Four VTOL motormounts - the thing that keeps your motor from running away. - Four klemme's - the thing that keeps your motormount from running away as well. - Two armklemmes - bracing for the twelve millimeter tubing on the wings. Note: This design can be easily adapted for other tube diameters, the brace can simply be scaled up, but the motormount is a different story. A few important notes: - I recommend using a four in one ESC. Single ESC's are a mess in the bottom hatch and there are heavier because of the additional wiring. - You add quite a bit of weight doing this conversion, big payload is not an option! - I turned the motors upside down to get clean air over the wings. That puts the propellers close to the ground however. Starting in high grass is not an option! - An airspeed sensor is recommended for optimal performance during transitions. GPS speed is imprecise if it's windy! I will add one to the build as soon as possible. - I'm still building this thing, so it can happen that I change things up, pictures will follow as I build it! This build was inspired by Closus here on Thingy, who had the same idea, but the parts he provided were neither symmetrical nor very sophisticated. Shoutout for this great idea! He also has a video of him taking off, which should work as a guideline as long as I'm locked in my basement, building. Edit 1: Building is complete, and the software is still fighting me like an angry toddler. I have removed the building instructions because everybody should know how to put these things together. Edit 2: I've test-flown the project, at least I tried. It didn't try to get speed but instead directly switched into airplane mode. That resulted in a very fast descent and unscheduled disassembly from the front of the plane up to the wing. After some gluing, I have reversed the conversion, and my MT is back to being a normal long-range plane again because I have some other planes/projects to work on for now.