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- Page 1 USER MANUAL © 2024 Flightory by Szymon Wójcik All rights reserved. USER MANUAL...
- Page 2 Socials Join Flightory Tech group on Facebook and create community with us. Share progress of your builds. Any suggestions or questions welcome. www.facebook.com/groups/flightory Join our Discord server as well, where the discussions are organized by topics, and the interaction between users is lively.
- Page 3 General Aircraft Data The build of this aircraft requires owning the basic version of the Super Stingray. Modification for VTOL requires reprinting the wings along with all motor mounting components. This instruction manual presents conversion to VTOL version. If you are starting to build the aircraft from scratch, refer to the manual for the regular Super Stingray, which details the construction of the entire aircraft.
- Page 4 General Aircraft Data The aircraft is in a classic 4+1 configuration with a single pusher motor located at the rear and 4 VTOL motors arranged in an X pattern. The rest of the aircraft's geometry remains unchanged from the regular Super Stingray version. USER MANUAL...
- Page 5 PARTS LIST - VTOL PART MATERIAL AILERON VTOL L /R LW-PLA WING 1 VTOL L/R LW-PLA WING 2 VTOL L/R LW-PLA WING ROOT VTOL L/R PETG BOOM MOUNT L/R PETG MOTOR MOUNT TOP VTOL PETG MOTOR MOUNT BOTTOM VTOL PETG If you have access to a printer capable of printing at high temperatures around 300°C you may also consider printing with materials containing carbon fiber additives instead of regular PETG, which will further...
- Page 6 Reccomended Accessories and RC Equipment Reccomended electronics Motors VTOL Emax ECOII 2306 1700KV link/ T- Motor F60 1700KV link Motor Pusher 23XX 1000-1400 KV e.g. link link Propellers VTOL 7x4 / 7x5 / 7x6 (two CCW, two CW) link Propeller Pusher 10x5 / 10x6 e.g.
- Page 7 Parts Orientation WING 1 L/R VTOL - 3% cubic subdivision infill WING 2 L/R VTOL - 3% cubic subdivision infill USER MANUAL...
- Page 8 Parts Orientation AILERON 1 VTOL L/R - 3% gyroid infill AILERON 2 L/R VTOL - 3% gyroid infill USER MANUAL...
- Page 9 Parts Orientation WING ROOT VTOL L/R – 3 walls, 20% cubic infill BOOM MOUNT 3 walls, 20% cubic infill USER MANUAL...
- Page 10 Parts Orientation MOTOR MOUNT BOTTOM VTOL – 3 walls, 20% cubic infill MOTOR MOUNT TOP VTOL - 3 walls, 20% cubic infill USER MANUAL...
- Page 11 STL AND STEP FILES All files in VTOL PACK are available in STL and STEP format. You can find these files in folders labeled STEP USER MANUAL...
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Page 12: Fuselage Preparation
Fuselage Preparation We start by preparing the fuselage. If you already have a built Fixed Wing version of the Super Stingray, simply remove the wings. If you are starting from scratch, refer to the instructions for the regular version of this aircraft, where the assembly of the fuselage is described. -
Page 13: Boom Assembly
Boom Assembly First, take the Wing Root VTOL and Boom Mount components and glue them together as shown using CA glue. Ensure achieving a strong bond between the two parts. Prepare this for both the left and right sides. USER MANUAL... - Page 14 Boom Assembly 177mm 175mm 148mm FRONT Above is an illustration showing the dimensions helpful for correctly placing the boom. It is a carbon tube with a diameter of 16mm and a length of 500mm. Insert it and measure the distances according to the drawing. You can mark the boundary points, for example, with a light-colored marker.
- Page 15 Boom Assembly If the boom is already properly positioned, secure it. To do this, use M3 screws and nuts in the designated spots. As shown in the drawing, the mounting is done by clamping the tube and securing it against movement. Optionally, you can wrap the tube with a layer of duct tape at the mounting zone, which will further reduce play and increase friction, and strengthen the boom's attachment even more.
- Page 16 Boom Assembly Now it's time to install the motors. Mounting is done by clamping the carbon tube between the upper and lower parts of the mount. As shown in the drawing, insert the M3 threaded inserts from below, and secure them with screws from above.
- Page 17 Boom Assembly Proceed the same way with the remaining motor. Prepare this for both the right and left wings. USER MANUAL...
- Page 18 Boom Assembly Now it's time to assemble the rest of the wing. Glue all the segments together using CA glue. Insert the 6mm carbon tube, cut to a length of 350mm, into the designed slot. The installation of the aileron, hinges, and servos is identical to the fixed wing version.
- Page 19 Finishing Build Insert the completed wings using the 12x460mm and 6x680mm tubes as spars, just as with the fixed wing version. Finally, secure them in place with M3 screws. At this stage, the entire airframe is ready, and it's time to move on to connecting wires and configuration.
- Page 20 Wiring Above is a diagram showing a sample wiring and equipment layout. This configuration uses 5 separate ESCs and a PDB for power distribution. Power is provided by a single battery. The diagram also includes suggested channel assignments for the servos and all motors.
- Page 21 Configuration The software I recommend is Ardupilot. It's necessary to familiarize yourself with the information on the website where the full configuration of Quadplanes in Ardupilot is described. https://ardupilot.org/plane/docs/quadplane-setup.html I will present here the most important information and parameters that need to be set and paid attention to.
- Page 22 Configuration Servo Output This is the assignment of all channels that you can set at the beginning. USER MANUAL...
- Page 23 Configuration MAIN QUADPLANE PARAMETERS Q_ENABLE = 1 Next, you need to set the parameter Q_ENABLE to 1. This enables all options related to quadplane support. You need to click ‚write’ and then ‚refresh’ to obtain the full list of parameters. Q_FRAME_CLASS = 1 Next, set Q_FRAME_CLASS to 1, indicating the selection of the quadplane layout Q_FRAME_TYPE = 1...
- Page 24 Configuration MAIN QUADPLANE PARAMETERS Q_OPTIONS = 163841 This parameter allows you to set additional options. You can manually select the functions you are interested in, and the parameter value will adjust automatically. By selecting the recommended options, the value comes out to be 163841.
- Page 25 Configuration After setting all the mentioned parameters, the aircraft is ready for its first flight tests. However, I strongly encourage you to familiarize yourself with the entire chapter on quadplanes on the Ardupilot website. You will find a lot of information there regarding configuration and tuning, flight mode operations, and much more.
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