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© Mark Qvale - January, 2018

Contents 1 Introduction 2 General Specifications 3 Flight Gear 3.1 Power Set-up 3.2 Flight Control 3.3 Video Downlink 4 Airframe Build and Assembly 4.1 Stabilizers 4.2 Wings 5 Maiden Video! 6 Mods 7 See Also 7.1 Project 3D Print Files 7.2 Some of the Vendors I used for this project 7.3 Comments? Questions?
	New plane!

Introduction

Decided to try something different and having never gone down the Bixler road, this seemed like a good place to start. After reading much about this plane, I decided to start with a larger motor/prop combo. I also decided to try an Omnibus F3Pro flight controller to keep it light and simple.

General Specifications

Distributor - BangGood USA
Aircraft - X-UAV Mini Talon
Build Date - April 2017

Flight Gear

The following are some of my selected components with links to some of my favorite vendors.

Power Set-up

For power on this build I have chosen the Sunnysky X2216-1250kv. For an ESC, I am using a HobbyKing Blue Series 40A with extra Low ESR capacitors added.

• Motor - Sunnysky 2216-1250kv
• ESC - Blue Series 40A
• Prop - Aeronaut Cam Carbon Folder 9x7]

For more informaion on setting up a pusher folding prop - How To - Set-Up a Pusher Style Folding Prop

• Battery - Multistar 4S/5200, 10C
  
  

Motor Mount

For the motor mount I designed and printed one that spaces the motor 6mm rearward and 19mm above the original mount to get the clearance needed for 7" & 8" props. Additionally, I printed a cowl to protect the motor and direct cooling air to the rear of the motor.

Motor mount parts

Mounted

ESC Mount

I decided to design and print a simple mount to hold the ESC. It mounts with four M3x6mm nylon screws and a wire tie to hold the ESC. This print is sized for a 25mm wide ESC.

ESC craddle

Flight Control

For flight control I have chosen the Omnibus F3Pro from Banggood. It is very inexpensive and in my experience completely reliable.

• Omnibus F3Pro

w/iNav 1.8.1

FC Mount

To mount the FC I drilled out the existing mount holes to 2.3mm then tapped them to M3 and flooded the tapped holes with thin CA. This makes them more than strong enough for a set of rubber M3x6mm stand-offs.

FC mount

RC Control

For radio gear I am using my standard DragonLink V2 system. I have mounted the DL dipole inside the verticle stabilizer. The RX is mounted on a printed deck below the GPS mount.

Rear

GPS Mount

For the GPS I printed a mount plate to replace the white plate on the rear of the fuse. This is sized for a Ublox Mini M7 GPS.

• Mini Ublox M7/M8

Video Downlink

For the video downlink I am using an RMRC 1.2/1.3G VTx with a DragonLink video dipole. I will either run 400 or 800mw depending on where and how I am flying. For an FPV camera I have selected a Fatshark V2 700tvl unit because of its size and decent performance.

Airframe Build and Assembly

Stabilizers

On the tail linkage I used the stock linkage bits with metal gear digital servos.

Wings

Nothing new or special here. I added 1" (25mm) of 3 mil laminate to the leading edge. Linkage is the same as the elevators and servos are Corona DS929MG's.

Maiden Video!

Mods

Stay tuned

See Also

TBA

Project 3D Print Files

The following are the 3D print ZIP files shown in this build.

• MT#4 Parts

Some of the Vendors I used for this project

Banggood

Aloft Hobbies

Ready Made RC

Comments? Questions?

email me!