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    Quote Originally Posted by Roxy View Post
    That is too cool! Be sure to make a very good parts list so anybody (like me) can make it! Was that landing too rough for it? Did it break anything coming down the first time?
    I compiled the list of materials for the plane, I got everything from HobbyKing.com, but the list can be used as a reference to get equivalent parts from other stores:
    -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
    -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.

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    No battery? Maybe the parts list is missing the little solar panel that powers everything?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Roxy View Post
    No battery? Maybe the parts list is missing the little solar panel that powers everything?
    Ooops.... The battery I'm using is a 3 cell 1500mAh LiPo. I knew I'd forget something on the list.

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    Hey hey hey, how about an amazing update on this project?

    The design won the US Marine Corps NexLog challenge!
    US Marine Designs 3D Printed Surveillance Drone at Fraction of Regular Cost

    One little problem though, I'm not Corporal Rhet McNeal, let alone a Marine, not even a US citizen.
    So... yeah, that.

    It appears the design was swiped off Thingiverse and passed as an original with no mention whatsoever of the original designer (moi). Not cool, not cool at all.
    The design is under a Creative Commons license on Thingiverse, so using it as reported is in complete violation of the terms.

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    Popular Science magazine released an article about this drone, The Marine Corps wants to 3D print cheaper drones.

    This time giving the details of where the design originated, so that's nice.

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