Esprite VTOL Tail-sitter 3d model
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Esprite VTOL Tail-sitter

Esprite VTOL Tail-sitter

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Last crawled date: 4 years, 3 months ago
Esprite is a fully 3D printed VTOL Tail-sitter aircraft that's a work-in-progress at the moment. The parts are designed to be able to slice easily using simple & few slicer settings as possible. It uses a pipe-like structure for the fuselage that offers very high rigidity with the least weight possible with a top access hatch opening and a bottom payload bay opening.
My propulsion setup allows for a ~1Kg payload capacity & and a max. flight endurance of 40mins on 6S 2200mAh LiPo.
Additionally, I have set-up the aircraft with Ardupilot on a Pixhawk Mini.
Specification:
Wingspan: 1200mm
Print weight: 900g
AUW: ~2000g
Fuselage internal volume: 6 liters
BOM:
Flight controller: Pixhawk
Spar: Aluminium/CF tube OD 14mm, lengths 1200mm & 675mm
Servos: Emax ES-3001
Motors: 35 to 50mm outrunners
Propellers: Max. 16in
Battery: 3 to 6S LiPo
CG line is ~240mm from the nose.
Initial flight test: https://youtu.be/29RKDAUCQeQ

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