Working on a new variant. Way easier to build, every part keys together. Electronics can wait until the end of the build, no need to thread wires.
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It's also modular and pinned together. If you bust a V-Stab, Wing, rear motor section, or front fuselage, you can quickly and easily replace it.
Best part is, thanks to the new foaming filaments like LW-PLA and LW-ASA it's less than half the weight of the previous version. That's at exactly the same size. I'm still tweaking as I print and assemble the prototype, but so far, it's only needed 275 grams of filament for the whole plane. This means even better flight characteristics, easier launching (I think wingtip launching will be possible), and larger motor range.
A little 2204, or even an 1806 motor should work now.
Should also still be printable with normal PLA without issue. I will need to do a test print with PETG to make sure things work out. Weight with standard filaments will be double the LW stuff, but that's still lighter than the first version.