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1Building the Starhopper
Cutting out and gluing together the internal structure from foamboard:
Motors attached to 3D printed motor mount and hot glued to the structure. ESCs attached with double sided tape:
Connecting the servo linkage for the control surfaces:
Installing receiver and Teensy 4.0-based flight controller:
Internals wrapped in cylindrical foam and landing legs glued on:
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2Building the StarShip
Parts all designed in Solidworks 2020 and masses used to estimate vehicle center of gravity:
Print all the parts in PLA or ABS (quantities of each part listed in part name):
Install motor mounts to motor bulkhead with m3 hardware:
Install 4 SG-90 servos to servo bulkhead with hot glue and servo hardware:
Install electronics on electronics bulkhead with double sided tape:
Install servos in the nosecose and assemble canard hinge:
Slide all subassemblies over carbon spars of ~400mm length. Servo bulkhead placement is dictated by rear flap hinge. Pin all parts in place with hot glue. Cut out aerodynamic surfaces from foamboard and slide into hinge pieces:
Cut out foamboard to snugly wrap around outside and pin in place with tape so that it can be taken off later to access electronics:
Give it some paint:
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