UAV/FPV 3D printed airplane.(drone)

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3D Max scene file with all components This is the first ready-to-fly version of the plane, now downloadable as an STL file and printable at home. Notice that I swapped the inverted V-tail for a standard one; while I'm still eager to try the inverted design on a fiberglass model, it's better suited for printed planes to avoid tail damage during landing. I've also included an OBJ file with the original mesh for all parts, allowing anyone to modify them or create new designs as they see fit. To do so, please check the reference STL files before subdividing any parts. This new design is a travel UAV/FPV airplane that boasts a nearly one-meter wingspan and is relatively small in size. Once completed and test-flown, I plan to scale it up by 30/50% to accommodate a GoPro camera in the nose for aerial photography. The airplane's modular design features detachable wings, stabilizers, and even wing panels, all held together with nylon screws. This makes repairs and testing of new design ideas straightforward. Some key points about this design: -The wing sections are designed to be printed using the "Spiral Vase" mode; the internal spars should be adjusted or reprinted so that they're created by moving the printing head from the bottom up until it touches the inner surface of the top of the wing, resulting in only one seam at the bottom. -Most fuselage parts are modelled to print as a two-perimeter shell using a 0.3mm nozzle, except where additional thickness is required. -The wings will require two carbon fiber tubes with diameters of 8 and 3mm, while the stabilizer uses a single 3mm carbon fiber tube spar. -A brushless motor mounted on the tail will drive a 6" propeller. InstructionsI used a 0.3mm nozzle for all prints; some parts require adjusting the perimeter width to achieve one or two perimeter shell thickness. For example, the wings print best in spiral vase mode with one perimeter thickness (0.2mm works well), and so do the tail surfaces. The fuselage parts print correctly with a 0.3mm perimeter thickness for a two-perimeter thick shell over most of their length. Fuselage_F STL mesh is solid; it must be printed either on spiral vase mode (0.3mm extrusion width) or as a 0% infill with two 0.3mm perimeters and no top/bottom layers. Nomad UAV bill of materials: All components except for the 1mm steel wire were purchased from HobbyKing.com; similar ones can be found elsewhere, and this list serves as a reference. -Elevon servos: Turnigy TSS-10HM Digital Micro Servo X2 -Flaperon servos: D05010MG 5.7g / .61kg / .07sec Digital Metal Gear Micro Servo X2 -Motor: hexTronik 24gram Brushless Outrunner 1300kv -ESC: Turnigy AE-25A Brushless ESC -Battery: 3 cell, 1500mAh LiPo. -R/C receiver: OrangeRx Open LRS 433MHz 9Ch Receiver -Elevon servo pushrod link: Ball and roller link 4.8x2x18mm (10pcs/set) & Threaded Ends M2xL20mm -Flaperon clevis: Nylon Snap-Click style clevis for 1mm rod -8x4 propeller (PRODUCT ID: H8011A ) -M3 nylon screws and nuts. -3mm outer diameter nylon pushrods. -1mm steel wire for elevon and flaperon linkages. -8mm and 3mm diamter carbon fiber tube for wing and tail spars, -1,5mm diamter carbon fiber rod for control surface hinges. -Glass Fiber Cloth 450x1000mm 48g/m2 to reinforce the inside of the fuselage nose section.