How to build a V-Tail Aircraft for Long Range FPV & Autonomous Missions 

I've linked the electronics down here Alternative's to the F405-WING & Recommended Flight Controllers: Matek F405-WTE: s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_Dlk... Matek F411-WSE: s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_Ddw... Matek F411-WTE: s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_Dl1... Racerstar BR3536 950kv Motor: usa.banggood.com/custlink/GDK... Hobbywing 40A ESC: s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DBK... MG90 Servo's: s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_Dmw... FrSky X8R Receiver: s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DFC... Eachine TX805 800mW VTx: s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DFx... Beitian BN-220 GPS: s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DFN...

Nice build there, it's so refreshing to see people still doing it the old way. All the RC guys now seem to be just into reviewing ready made stuff.

Interesting build, thanks for sharing. May I suggest a few details, that could improve performance? First the alluring box fuselage. The vertical side of the long nose will act as a vertical stabilizer in the wrong end of the plane and counteract the v-tail. Think shooting an arrow backwards (feathers first). A rounded shape would be better, but keeping the vertical side as low as possible also helps. Secondly, while providing some (servo) redundancy, the V-tail induces adverse yaw. An inverted V-tail helps providing positive yaw, but can be difficult to implement in the tail pushed design - it sits more better on a twin tail boom configuration. So a conventional tail may be better. Finally the availabilty of affordable laser cutters makes building your own wing profiles from NACA proven airfoils very easy, so you don't have to compromise here. Still I like you project a lot!

Man, you are crushing it!! I'm glad to see you taking the EA style to the next level. I'm jealous you're getting so much air time. Keep carrying the torch. And way to go on the huge views on this video.

Very nicely done. Looks like an excellent design, especially in terms of overall build simplicity.

This is motivating me to stop eyeing the hobby FPV platforms and build my own. Thanks for the great video!

Thanks so much for the video! Just finished my Christmas break building one of these. Using a normal 4 channel radio for the maiden, then adding FPV and Matek controller. Awesome design - goes together just like your video!

ive been following your videos for a while now, and its so cool to see how your process and ideas keep evolving, this build was awesome

I keep procrastinating on a long-range build under the assumption it'll be more complicated than something acrobatic, but this emphasizes the bare necessities for LR fun. Many thanks!

Good work. I like that you are continuing legacy of the wonderful experimental airline stuff that came before you.

Very well done instructional! I'm an old man who is new to trying to build my 1st RC plane, I'm going to go with your plans. Thanks for taking the time to make this vid

Bro I’m going to tell you right now that I’ve stumbled across videos randomly before and this has sincerely changed my life and I have never seen anything like this ever. Man you won a new subscriber today wow

Thank you for posting this video! I have precisely 0 experience in this area but am interested in creating a long range build like this. Thank you again!!

I'm glad to know that you're a true model aeronaut. and see people like you still doing it the old fashioned way. most model plane makers just want to buy a kit. continue to show that you are from scratch you are not lazy you created your own style of modeling all the best stay in peace 👏💪

It's always fascinating to see a v tail flying. Thinking of building a v tail soon 👍

That is a lot of information presented concisely. Well done!

Love your channel, making me want to get back into FPV!

I love this! I would be interested in seeing follow up videos tweaking the design to get even more range out of it.

Very cool. I started building a custom airplane - Experimental Airlines style - a couple years ago, and never got around to finishing it, and I was trying to figure out how to attach the wing to the fuselage ... and then I just happened to discover this video, and there was my answer! :) I'm definitely borrowing some of your ideas. I never even thought to put FPV gear in it, even though I'm currently doing some fixed-wing FPV flying and just got an airplane ready to fly with an F722-WING controller running INAV 6.0. Just waiting on a new radio, and hopefully INAV 6.0 will be official just in time for the maiden flight. But now I'm fired up to finish building my Experimental Airlines design!

Thanks for the build guide!

Very interesting and showcases the possibilities of flight ✈️

Very good and inspiring video I really like the atmosfere you got in the video with the music and all Your parents should be proud off you, keep doing what you love to do and have a good time

Massive congratulations to you for carrying on with Ed's channel.

That's a really nice build, I feel like you don't often see good looking and good flying planes that are this easy to put together. As a fun side note, if your aircraft geometry will let you, inverting the V-tail gets you even better performance. When you turn using a V-tail it induces a small amount of roll opposite of how you're rolling for a turn, the A-tail flips that around into roll that goes with the turn.

Very nice. I wish I lived near you - so much to learn....so much to learn...

Amazing Build🤟

so good I accidentally tried to like this video twice. Thanks for the top to bottom info.

Awesome build!

A-we-some! Simple and efficient! (But I couldn't figure out many years ago how to do it.)

Hace unos años seguí a Expermetairlines, aprendí mucho, pero nunca más publicó, veo que este canal sigue su camino. Muy bien.

Thank you, very nice and pro looking model. 🙏

You're amazing!! Nice job

Great job, Love your videos

Really nice aerial footage of that plane in flight.

Really good build and video.

Great video, this is awesome 👍

Top notch, well done

Hey , WOW Congratulations my friend! Imazing! 100K Veiw :)

Excellent. Thank you

verry cool FPV kit!!

Great job .

So. Excellent work! You are the subject matter expert on this aircraft. So I defer to your great experience. Your winglets are over sized, you are correct that they cancel vortices, but they do not need to be 3-4 inches on each side of the wing, .5" at best. The faster an aircraft goes the larger those winglets need to be to maintain stability during maneuver. yours are very large for what little speed you are maintaining. What you have created is an aircraft that in a very tight bank (75 degrees) allows you to turn in place and observe a point on the ground without losing altitude, and minimal throttle correction to maintain that altitude. Forestry Cessna 152's, have very large rolled down wing tips so they san "Sit and spin" over a potential target and observe it. You seem to be going for loiter and distance, I would just add bent winglets (-6 degrees or more with experimentation) depending on how much loiter in the turn you want. my 2 cents. everything looks great.

Great video

As with your other videos, excellent job. Thank you.

this is very cool sir!!!!

its super nice you ive to me a new proyect Thank you

Bravo.perfect

Hi Nathan, I wanted to express my gratitude for the incredible work you've been doing. Your experience has been a valuable source of learning for me, and I appreciate the effort you put into sharing your knowledge. I'm particularly intrigued by the setup you used for the vtail plane, and I would love to explore the components further. Could you kindly share the links for the 950 KV motor, propeller, and the rotatable camera you featured in your video? I'm eager to dive into the details and potentially incorporate them into my own projects.

great looking craft

nice video!

winning, thank you!

like no. 661... sooooo close! that's been happening a lot of late. irrelevancies aside, nifty vid. subbed.

Nice!

Hello there, so the total wingspan for the build is 160 cm? is the length of the cf tube 160 cm as well or are they a set of 2 tubes?

Bonjour ; vôtre montage est absolument bien réalisé ; c'est réellement bon au vu des prises de vues aériennes , stabilité réactions aux commandes de vol ; du très bon travail ; bravo . Salutations amicales de FRANCE . JCC .

That’s sweet bro. I didn’t realize depron was so much lighter. I’m def gonna give it try. My main flyer right now was inspired by the reptile dragon 2 and flys awesome but weighs 1,200g without the battery. 48in wingspan and auw of 1,970g lol. I don’t mind it but it’s very nice to know that depron can make a difference.

BADDASS - Not just the plane but the video from a FPV UAV of the UAV. Bad Ass.

Hello. Do you think it is possible to replace the plastic plates with balsa wood?

I have a question, is it possible to change the system to put a servo motor in place of the propeller motor?

Hi your videos are great 👍 Requesting you to make INAV configuration video

Thank you for video ,but how dose it land without propeller damage?

excelent.

for more range you can try to streamline servos; I've seen people put them in the fuselage and run wires out to the control surfaces. This would reduce drag a fair bit I think

Nice.

Guy is building military grade technology in garage. That's cool AF

I have a technical question: what’s weight ratio should be inside the fuselage? I mean center of pressure and lift from wing, is there a rule of thumb? Also what’s the best motor thrust required for good long flight

Very cool dude!

How do you control the distance? For example, I want to make a drone that flies 50 kilometers or more. What should I do?

Hi. What programs you use to auto pilot? Can you explain more about the electrónics?

These are really great videos and builds! Thanks a lot for sharing this one :) A couple of questions if you do not mind. 1 - How much payload it can carry, approximately? 2 - What was the final max. distance? 3 - Is it possible to connect this craft to notebook and control it from there?

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I was curious, so i thought i'd ask. How come you refer to the motor as a power plant? it didn't seem to be a source of power but a destination for it, hence my confusion.

Hi, great video…thanks…Would you provide the dimensions for the winglets?

Can you help me choose what battery I need for fly 1 hour? Using a motor and propeller like yours and also airplane about your airplane size, I am a beginner...

Maybe on a future video talk about the purpose of having tapered ailerons. Also, you still fly the wing? Can you compare it to your V-tail? Thank you so much!

How to dump code in to fc.... And what is your ground control station

how much volts have your batery becuse you have 2-3s esc and you have 4 s batery i have 2-3 s hobbywing esc 40 a

Can you include process of designing your UAVs .. aerodynamic calculation and balancing..?

sic! I'm building a large 2400mm flying wing. I'm going to try and use Sintra to skin it.

The design is pretty amazing to me. Good job! Question: How do you find a bank angle for a coordinated turn in autonomous flight?

Amaizing!

What hot glue are you using (gun and sticks) Mine just melts depron….

I like your builds and was considering making one, never have built a plane before. But i kinda want to come up with something unique and not just a copy. Does anyone know of a good resource for general guidelines like dimensions of wing area compared to other surfaces?

Great job. Your first V tail model is on my build list I think this one will replace it. Can I ask the motor you have linked in the description looks different to what you have fitted? What is the actual motor and prop you are running on this version?

A high quality product as always. What is the thickness of the depron used for the wing?

How much distance could be added adding solar panels to the wing, considering weight of all the panels and added components? Encorporate them into the wing design to minimize drag(recessed area for panels). Might not be too much considering the size but have seen it before near this size

I really love to learn and build... never done build before, never try; where do I start from? hope to getting your response.

So how did u determine what should be the wingSpan and wing profile and controls surfaces? Great videooo

What modifications would need to be made if you where to increase the main body weight by a lot (say batteries) and how can you increase accuracy at high speeds + low altitude Thanks a lot!

how this helix and motor?

How resistant is it to electronic countermeasures/jamming? How much explosives can it carry?

Do you need to buy special Pusher Props, or are you just reversing the motor? Also, went to look for Depron, guess that stuff is now history. I am currently acquiring all the aircraft parts I do not have. Has anyone found a replacement for Depron that is waterproof as well as lighter than the standard 1/4" foam-board? Thanks AeroStuff FPV, as well as anyone helping me out with questions.

Hello. Please tell me what diameter carbon tubes do you use in the wings? Thank you.

Thanks for your video ! Very cleaver construction technique ! Could you share with Us a link or specification for these foamboard ?

Depron is an amazing material! Rare in Europe though. Could you please share info on what dimensions sheets are you using and what's the price for it where you live? P.S. hot glue is hella heavy. Consider using Polyurethane Foam Adhesive (quick version) made for tough XPS foam. That stuff is magical and it doesn't weight anything.

Que autonomía tiene?

Very nice video sir...sir can i have a linksite of motor and a propeller you use in this project...im making one same like yours.

Really cool build! Was just wondering what CMOS FPv camera you used?

Very good job. I like your channel. What is the flight weight ? Thanks for sharing, happy flights !

Great build. Question: How did you join 2 wings? Did you use carbon spar?