How to build Quadplane Hybrid Drone-step 3 Leave a comment
Step 3: Camera Mount and Battery Tray Modifications
This step illustrates the modifications required to carry a hard-mounted stills camera (Sony RX100 in this case). The first and second photos show the three main components in this mod and are all made from plywood and balsa: Quadplane Hybrid Drone
1.Wedge-shaped battery mount
2.Camera holder
3.Rear stopper.
The fourth photo shows the lipo batteries in place which sit partially above the camera. The fifth photo shows the fuselage underside with hole created for the camera lens. This hole is also used for the gimbal attachment when using the stabilized video camera option. For the hard-mounted still camera option shown in these photos, a “Stratosnapper” trigger is used which allows GPS-controlled camera firing via Pixhawk flight controller.
