Spitfire76's Build Log of Flightory's VTOL Stallion

[Spitfire76]

This is typical. I have several other unfinished 3d printed plane projects and here I am starting a new build.

This will be my first one from this company.

3D Printed RC Planes - Flightory

Your source for easily accessible UAV platforms. We specialize in 3D Printed Plane design. Find the drone that suits you, print and fly.

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They have several fixed wing FPV designs but the one that caught my eye was their Stallion. They also recently came out with a kit to make it VTOL.

Stallion - Flightory

Discover Stallion Drone - 3D-printed Fixed Wing UAV designed for optimal performance and versatility in various applications.

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Stallion VTOL Pack - Flightory

Discover Stallion Drone - 3D-printed Fixed Wing UAV designed for optimal performance and versatility in various applications.

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You have to have both kits if you want it to be VTOL but what I did is just buy the VTOL kit which was only about $9 with a 30% discount code that they published on social media. This consists of a new wing, booms and tilt motor mounts. I figured I'll print these first as it will allow me to dial in the slicer settings.

 

[Spitfire76]

There are 2 filament options for their planes, either active foaming or pre-foamed and as I already have a full reel of PolyLite from Polymaker I am going to use it.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09H2SC1CX/?tag=lstir-20

This is pre-foamed so it won't be as light as the active foaming PLA but lighter than using regular PLA.

The recommended settings are for Cura so I will be using my Ender3 and not the Bambu Labs P1P. Also Flightory prints on a Tarantula Pro which looks similar to an Ender 3.

tarantula pro

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Printed wing1L from the VTOL kit and it took 7hrs 3min and weighs 57g.

 

[Spitfire76]

Completed printing the VTOL sections and now moving onto the main Stallion files so this could take a few days. I am also out of PETG and need to order either regular PETG or PETG-CF but the latter does require making some hardware changes to my Bambu Labs P1P to support CF filament.

 

[Spitfire76]

Its been awhile since I updated this build log but all my recent builds have been planes that fly off water. I have printed all the parts and did purchase the recommended ESC and motors but still need to get around to putting it all together.

 

[Flying Cherokee]

I can't wait to see how it come together!

 

[Spitfire76]

I am resuming this project and see that Flightory has released a version 2 of the Stallion. They also have created preset files for the Bambu X1c printer. I printed the V1 with pre-foamed LW-PLA but it will be lighter with the active foaming so with the V2 release I am considering printing it again.

 

[Spitfire76]

This is a great video on printing settings

 

[Spitfire76]

As it's nearing the end of 2025 I am checking each of my FT build logs as I know some, like this one have not been updated for months.

I ended up discarding the V1 files and reprinted the airframe using version 2. I also have started to build a second V2 airframe using LW-ASA instead of LW-PLA as this material is very resistant to direct sunlight. All the airframe parts have been printed with Bambu Lab's ASA Aero using the settings provided by Flightory and the main body of the fuselage assembled and painted.

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[_Robert]

As it's nearing the end of 2025 I am checking each of my FT build logs as I know some, like this one have not been updated for months.

I ended up discarding the V1 files and reprinted the airframe using version 2. I also have started to build a second V2 airframe using LW-ASA instead of LW-PLA as this material is very resistant to direct sunlight. All the airframe parts have been printed with Bambu Lab's ASA Aero using the settings provided by Flightory and the main body of the fuselage assembled and painted.

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Very nice documentation. I have a question about the printed wall thickness for different filaments. I've printed several ECLIPSON models and while using foaming LW-PLA I achieve a wall thickness of 0.54mm. Those settings produce a nice finished model with good void space to insert CF Tubes. What wall thickness do you target/achieve?