How to build an Autonomous UAV for Long Range FPV & Autonomous Missions - Flying Wing

[@AeroStuffFPV]

Link to the Electronics Matek F411-WTE Flight Controller: s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_m0p... iRotor 5010/750kV Brushless Motor: s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_Ex6wGo5 Hobbywing 40A ESC: s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_okD... 12x6 Propeller: s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_Eu7... MG90S Servo's: s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_oCK... Beitian BN-180 GPS: s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_oE6... 5.8Ghz 600mW Video Transmitter: s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_Eyj...

[@hradynarski]

@AeroStuffFPV Where are you getting depron that size or in general? Thanks for great videos.

[@asdf-uj7wv]

Hi, a question regarding the hardware.. I am building a ton of stuff with Raspberry Pi (automated boats/subs, machines etc) and wondering - why don't you use them? A pi is significantly cheaper than this flight controller and even allows you to code your logic in it or do some remote stuff through LTE. I am using it with big success on boat drones, but of course, those are different than planes - maybe you have some words to it ;D (mainly cuz at the beginning things often crash/blow up/..and that's expensive;DD)

[@jays233]

Do you have a video explaining how to set up all the electronics? That would be sick

[@IllesticSnippets]

Hey aerostuff, would you be able to make a thrust vectoring drone? would be interesting to see

[@googleuser4434]

the flight controller he linked is $34. A pi 4 is $55 and backordered and doesn't work out of the box with flight controller software. @@asdf-uj7wv

[@k1ortia]

Absolutely crazy what can be achieved, with just some foam, electronics and imagination..bravo brother 👏🏽👌🏾

[@Sp3ktral22]

👍🏾 like a younger, cooler version of me. I wish back in the 80s there was an aviation role model like you. Kudos

[@jimross898]

Love this design. One if my favourite foam board wings is the FT Spear. Your plane takes that and builds on it. Weaknesses of the Spear are it won't take a large battery and air to the prop is dirty with the blunt back end. You've addressed both those issues. Moving that motor back allows larger batteries and the tapered back end really helps with clean air. You can hear in your video how quiet it is for a pusher. I found the Spear flies better with the larger center vertical stablizers. Less yawing around. Would be interesting to try that on your plane. Regardless, you've built a nice looking wing. Docile and stable.

[@wilfredo1734]

Estoy fabricando mis alas de Foam, con los planos que FliteTest. Vuelan de maravilla a igual que esta del vídeo.

[@AeroStuffFPV]

Sharp Eyes! This design was indeed inspired by the FT-Spear, I love the pratical 'central-pod' idea of the Spear, in relation to other flying wings, which have everything built in the wing-structure itself. Note that the hand-launch adjuct acts as an additional stabilizer, which eliminates the need for additional stabilizers on the wings. Less pretty, but practical & safe!

[@TomTalley]

Thank you for the amazing patient detail. I've always thought a wing was the right way to do it.

[@Zoey_the_Rat]

Not really, wings are tougher to balance, fly worse in terms of stability and are generally less efficient than conventional designs due to wing sweep and reflex, which are needed if you want it to fly at all. Dolphin and nanogoblin are very smart exceptions to this rule though

[@AeroStuffFPV]

FPV Flying wings are more efficient than conventionals & V-Tails (No fuselage, empenage/stabilizers, less weight), but are trickier to balance (narrow CG tolerance). No need to reflex when balanced perfectly or slightly tail-heavy. This particular design does just 2.4-2.8A to cruise without losing altitude. My V-Tail's, Twin-Booms & Conventionals aren't keeping up on that. ​@@Zoey_the_Rat​

[@michaelwhinnery164]

Well done young man I like your style. These are simple designs built out of affordable materials and easily sourced electronics. I'm looking forward to seeing just what this model and your future designs are capable of.

[@TechplantChannel]

DUDE, I love your videos, the results you get with stuff anyone can afford and build is amazing. Once I find some time I wanna build stuff like this. KEEP UP THE FANTASTIC WORK I LOVE IT

[@Zoey_the_Rat]

You builds get better and better, keep doing a great job

[@alancalvert953]

Very cool! I love the efficiency of flying wings.

[@Graybear78]

Excellent job! Excellent explanation of construction steps. You make it look so easy. Thank you.

[@stoneageprogrammer432]

Man, this is insanely great. I've never built a drone before, and I've just gotten really interested in FPV after seeing what the Ukrainians have done with drones to fight Putin and rock his oil industry. My dad used to build RC planes, he was an engineer. I'm a computer science student, and I love flight sims. But an autonomous drone? Very cool. Subbed you, you rule, man.

[@jojo-._.]

Nice! Comment for algorithm but dammit this video deserves it. Very well done. Especially the Air to air shots look so professionel!

[@wattage2007]

Great video as usual. Nice payload and efficiency with this beast. Might have to attempt to make one of these 👍

[@CarlosChavez-gs1ld]

Well done videos as always. I like your videos because they are informative, straightforward, and lack the extra fluff that is just not required. Quick tip for future videos- your discussing the mAhr figure is misleading to those who probably don't know better, which is likely +95% of your viewership. YES, you CAN, as you do, use this number BEGIN to discuss endurance with certain size batteries, but there are two problems with that- that discussion is NOT to be confused with actual efficiency of flight, and- your mAhr/km will change dramatically given the weight of the battery in UAV's like this, as the weight of the batteries are a very significant % of the total. Anyhow, efficiency calculations require power being consumed, not current, and you also need either good distance or time and velocity information as well as the total weight of the UAV. There is enough information here (when combined with one simple guess/rounding number) to calculate power a few ways. I arrived at 62.6 and 63.6 average watts. I don't know the weight of this UAV, but given the 83.7 Seconds average time to cover 1km, you used 5,281 Joules per km. Joules and Weight - NOW you can start to discuss true aerodynamic efficiency. Lastly, there are ALL KINDS of Aerodynamic efficiency calculations to make, so it is always good to provide enough information so that people can understand your figures, and use them to compare to others. For example, in package delivery, they only thing they really want to know the total energy per kg*km. In other areas, like surveillance, duration is paramount, and many hours are expected, and you talk about total energy per hour given a certain payload and speed... etc., etc. Anyhow, this is just a technicality compared to all you do, keep up the good work.

[@cadbuildflyrc3784]

Wow. I love your channel. I would like to build a long range FPV plane one day.

[@chainbenwa2713]

Nice! I like wings because they’re so efficient but I always end up going back to T or V tail. Maybe I just haven’t flown a truly stable wing yet.i just might copy this one! Looks great

[@AeroStuffFPV]

It's worth the challenge. When built & balanced correctly, they're superior!

[@megauti]

Thank you very much for all the details.

[@codefallacy]

really outdid yourself with this one, great job!

[@robaust3049]

Nice build and great explanation.

[@3Dtracer]

Great project, nice work. That includes the interesting documentation. Thanks!

[@CoLiC2]

Beautiful! I understand that Depron is a very nice material to work with, but I really want you to start doing carbon fiber planes! It's so easy and it's so so so much stronger!

[@peterboy209]

Hm, i like this "low tech" approach. And it's cheaper.

[@ydrts_915]

First, another awesome vid; many thanks and keep up the great work! Second, mainly inspired by you I’m building a long range rc plane as well. Due to this vid I stopped testing my previous build and started on a wing as well. I’ve been going back and forth on the design because I really like larger diameter prop (less noise, greater efficiency), but especially with a wing now, I’m afraid I’ll kill the prop on every landing. Your ‘hand toss handle’ (as seen in your latest vid) seems to have saving props as a welcome ‘side effect’. But drag and nose down pitch tendency were holding me back. Guess i should ignore that as you’ve demonstrated those impressive results!

[@AeroStuffFPV]

Good luck on your wing! There is no downthrust when the centerpoint of the motor (shaft!) is at the same height as the bottom surface of the wings.

[@AKASHDEEPSYS]

Bro make a VTOL And also include basic wiring and config too!! Hats off to you Amazing content.

[@digado]

great job - I'm really enamored by this one - I'm going to building one of these soon. Thank you!

[@AjiteshPanigrahi]

Kudos to you sir such a beautiful piece of technology and design is awesome

[@dave20874]

Way to go! That design flies really well.

[@tggggggtttttttttt6992]

Nice, simple , easy to made and it can fly 🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@InfiniteNesLives]

Great work on this design! Thanks for sharing, your explaination and details really make a build like this feel approachable for a noob. Excited to see the future of this project!

[@keystonepirate2534]

Amazing work as always, really like this build.

[@Archer_82]

Great design and fabulous job communicating it! Thanks for sharing.

[@paulbrouyere1735]

Great build! You could make it lighter by cutting out some parts of those fill in pieces.

[@brendendas]

Great build. I'm sure the hand launch contraption also adds to lateral stability due to acting like a tail.

[@AeroStuffFPV]

Correct !

[@malcolmking752]

great work. very inspiring.

[@user-wg6ik1wi6s]

Omg that is awsome! great build

[@imrantayab]

First! I haven't even finished watching and I know I'm going to try and build this.

[@dominiq4343]

Same here, lets build it. I will build a 130 cm wingspan plane made from xps as well and wood, with Black and Red tape.

[@dominiq4343]

Great design! I am going to try to built a similar plane.

[@shootersix]

VERY impressive. Well done!

[@FLEARMOY]

Excellent build video thanks for uploading .👍

[@21bCreations]

Impressive build. Congrats!

[@dronepilot260rc]

Yessir I’m sure this will fly much longer than the conventional long range planes

[@mikebikekite1]

Very impressive. A number of random things came to me while I was watching and I wanted to mention them just in case something is useful. Have you thought about making the plane more stable so it doesn't need to correct itself so much (01:00) as that must use electricity. Maybe introduce some hysteresis into the control software as well. Streamlining: with longer and thinner wings with a simple dihedral and a tail to help with stability? A narrower and less boxy front section would obviously cause less wind resistance. Placing the body below the wing rather than on top of it to help stability. Making the ariel lay more flat and placing it more central to stop it slowly turning the plane. Swap that large hand launcher for a handle that comes off when launched or move the prop to the front so it isn't so scary to hand launch. Reducing the weight by using (much) less glue. Circle in updraughts to make use of free climb (maybe with an altitude limit). I honestly wish I had your building skills! Do you have a video on the software side of things?

[@ArneChristianRosenfeldt]

High aspect ratio wings with twist. Gliding flying wings are quite stable. No idea why noobs go with this fighter shape. Does no one look a military UAV?

[@mikebikekite1]

@@ArneChristianRosenfeldt What he's done is wildly impressive. And it actually works! With endless time and money I guess he can produce the perfect design but most people have to adopt an iterative approach where the goals are always changing and the design is slowly playing catch up.

[@ArneChristianRosenfeldt]

@@mikebikekite1 I was referring to this generic UAV design, which does not build on the shoulders of giants ( aviation in the last century) .

[@k1ortia]

Reminds me of the reptile S800 wing. Built like a Tank, and cheap as hell.

[@junta-de-ferros5y1677w]

Good flying demonstration

[@kaarism.ssj3]

How high can this UAV go?

[@Tech2C]

Great build!

[@AerialWaviator]

A very impressive design. It reminds me somewhat of blended wing designs. Evolving the fuselage pod to be more 'blended' aerodynamically may offer additional efficiencies. A possible future experiment, once have learnt how well and optimized the Silver Heron's performance. Thanks for sharing and providing inspiration to many. ♥😎👍

[@ArneChristianRosenfeldt]

I like the cone tail. It gathers most of the boundary layer and reaccelerates it to avoid flow separation and turbulence in the wake. A blended wing cannot do this. Twin boom and flying wings have this pusher prop. Let's utilize it to the max. The fuselage needs a nose point slightly downwards like on Sukhoi fighter . Then it inherits camber from the airfoil of the wing. Cone points downwards to the back.

[@OneAverageHuman]

Excellent video! Thanks for sharing.

[@AeroStuffFPV]

Glad you enjoyed it 😎

[@secret_wasfa]

You're absolutely Genius 🤔

[@haydenc2742]

When you glue in the large square "filler" sections...could you hollow then squares out to reduce the weight..even if it's a few grams? Very very cool build and the thing just looks like it wants to fly! Subbed! Keep em coming!!!!

[@DrSanaullahkhan98]

Excellent peace of work, a great accomplishment, all the best and keep it up..

[@EndiHamid]

Thank you so much for sharing this

[@FBPrepping]

Awesome! Thanks for all the details.

[@MohammedEid-q7k]

Looks like you using new foam type ! What isn’t called ?

[@万沪-s3c]

Thanks for sharing. Do you have a detailed BOM list?

[@dubster4173]

Another great vid. Could you do one just on how to set up the electronics ? Cheers.

[@alexanderfuhrmann492]

Can you provide more information about the autopilot? As always, thanks for your inspiring work

[@hrdroneracing]

Great flying footage man!

[@Mardn047]

Will there be a video about lion batteries?

[@szabolcs__]

you get my like because , kid can build this

[@Getratingthentalk]

Love this! Do tou have plans to share?

[@Sir1Johnson]

I love the music💯✊🏿

[@ShahriarFarkhan]

Fantastic work! Subscribed!

[@iqtech_organisation]

Good evening from nigeria Ive been following you for a while now and its my first time commenting. I'ld like to make your projects but i dont have acess to the materials

[@asjad1814]

Where I should put the carbon fiber spar ? As I have 1m long spar and I dont want to cut it, can I put it way back at the end, or does it have to be at CG?

[@Rapsaj]

How did you get those amazing air-to-air shots! They are incredible!

[@Rapsaj]

Did you use a 2 person operated drone, one controlling and the other controlling the camera?

[@AeroStuffFPV]

Operating my Mini 2 to capture my FPV Wing while loitering in RTH mode & Navigation Missions

[@kermitinmountain6371]

At 6:02, That three in one foams put together used for the wings, how many inches in length and width? Thank you. I am working on buying the material to be put together, but I have to write and draw the plan. Thank you.

[@HolaACchillin]

Cool wing!

[@wilfredo1734]

Saludos, magnífica ala con fácil construcción. Así aprendimos con el colega de ExperimentalAirlines

[@irom77]

I would love more detailed material specification

[@owais146]

SPLENDID MAESTRO

[@CHTO82]

Great work! If possible, could you tell us how you set up the software for flight computer? Im curios about the challenges with a delta wing.

[@carliusanders]

Great work!

[@3Ding_Printing]

Nice Build, but please heat shrink the solder joints of your XT60!

[@teampokerus32]

Is there a stl file for this? I would love to try this with filament.

[@keptleroymg6877]

Bro it won’t get off the ground

[@Zeaiclies]

​@@keptleroymg6877 Sure it will

[@Arrowrude]

Thats what he wants to try bro ​@@keptleroymg6877

[@mynamejev2489]

@@keptleroymg6877people 3d print planes all the time, lightweight pla is made for this purpose

[@guyjuan]

@@keptleroymg6877you can use lw pla (light weight pla)

[@LADY_JEMIMA_FORTESCUE]

Your skill are amazing

[@bogus_not_me]

Two missing things the test flight showed but your build video did not. Aileron servo hook up for elevon control, and camera. Pretty critical points!!

[@letsgo1153]

Very nice design, I’m wondering if your battery pack only has 4 li ion battery’s in series how do you get the required voltage?

[@AeroStuffFPV]

4S2P Battery Pack = 4-Series/2-Parallel

[@robertgoldbornatyout]

Amazing well done Nathan, can you make one for me and I will buy you a coffee.👍👍👍💯💯💯

[@damianomotta1809]

Thats not how a trade works man

[@nuddin99]

@@damianomotta1809this has been the worst trade deals in the history of trade deals. Maybe ever

[@robertgoldbornatyout]

@@damianomotta1809 OK WHAT IF I BUY HIM 5 COFFEES? THEN CAN I HAVE IT.

[@damianomotta1809]

@@robertgoldbornatyout plane with components battery and rx = 150/200 euro roughly a coffe is 1,5/2 euros u do the math buddy

[@robertgoldbornatyout]

@@damianomotta1809 OK I UNDERSTAND , HOW ABOUT I BUY YOU A COFFEE , AND YOU MAKE 1 FOR ME ???👍👍👍💯💯💯

[@davidsaintonge6232]

Now I want to build one. What is the thinckness of the xps foam?

[@DronerDan]

5mm

[@biafra13743]

Happy new year

[@nathanz7205]

Thank you for this very informative video, quick question. Where would the best place online or in person to get 5mm XPS foam already cut for this purpose? All of the places in the USA on the East Coast only have the pink 1/2in insulation boards and i cant find any good online places to get boards that are already cut to the depth i need. I dont mind having to shave down a huge insulation board but the boards you use in the video make so much more sense than making my room into a huge mess.

[@Zoey_the_Rat]

Look in flooring sections. These sheets are used as a barrier between concrete floor and wooden surface

[@alantoseland6629]

I'm about to build this very interesting wing, as I've never built a foambord wing before. Just a couple of questions, relex, throws and prop size please

[@hauskatzer764]

love it and your work, is it possible to cover the foam board in dry carbon fiber + epoxy?

[@pick_pick_pick]

Congratulations, I truly enjoyed it, keep going

[@mesenes77]

Awesome build! One question, where can I get motor mounts like yours?

[@robertcretu4363]

Very cool, what kind of average speed can it maintain at the 3ah throttle?

[@ioannisbatas1614]

Superb !!!

[@csshep]

Awesome! You should sell some kits! What is the max theoretical (no head or tail wind) range in km of this drone equiped as shown? Equiped with additional battery and more performant prop?

[@xpressivemusic4578]

this is awesome bro I have only flown on sim and looking to build something to start any advice for me?

[@LCHFPV]

That aircraft has attached wings and fuselage, so it looks like it will have a very long range!

[@Rahul4-tp2lm]

dont put gps inside in the payload bay instead keep it outside so that it can have more satellites and have more stability and accuracy and by the way nice plane 👍

[@AlirezaRadRadSadeghinia-ng1yq]

That plastic glue doesnt melt the foam ? is there any heat adjustment needed to be performed on the glue gun ?

[@swecreations]

Do note that 90-degree angles are never the best when it comes to aerodynamic design. 👍

[@aidan4472]

Question for flying wing, as I do plan on building one Inboard or outboard prop?

[@knightofthesun1738]

If we say " Autonomous," does it mean that it will fly from point " A " to point " B " and vice versa ( return to point "A " in one flight ) on its own? Nice project, Sir. Power on. I'm watching from Japan.

[@AeroStuffFPV]

Thanks! Yes, plane flies itself, until I take control again.

[@AlToneRC]

Super cool!

[@prescriptionoatmeal7970]

This is awesome, but I have some questions. Did you have to register this? How much does it weigh? Do you have Part 107? Has the FAA knocked on your door?

[@mgav459]

Can you tell us what you are using for a motor mount?

[@chuksrc]

It feels heavy. What is the AUW. I'm sorry if you've already mentioned it somewhere in the video.

[@AeroStuffFPV]

1.6kg

[@blueskyfpv]

Cool wing and build video. Thanks for sharing it. Just a quick question. What is the motor you used on the wing in the video? At 19:33 there is a clear picture of the motor, but it doesn't look like a Racerstar 3536 which is listed in the description. From your flight, it seems like it is a very efficient motor.

[@AeroStuffFPV]

Corrected link! It's a 5010-Size 750kv