Version: 1.0 (10.2024)
Project description
The Kestrel-X is a VTOL trainer that is available for you to build here. It was designed in collaboration with Joel Vlashof (VJM Aviation) and features the same technology as our F-35B.
A rotating rear nozzle, which also includes an ingeniously designed thrust vector control, makes this EDF jet suitable for aerobatics and VTOL and is very easy to fly. Almost all components in the F-35B from RC-Jetprint can be used.
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Kestrel-X (250x250x250)
49,00 €incl. 7% VAT
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General printing recommendations
| Printer size | 25 cm x 25 cm x 25 cm (e. g. Bambu Lab X1C) |
| Enclosure | Not necessary |
| Slicer | Bambu Studio (latest version) |
| Filaments used | LW-PLA (e. g. colorFabb), PLA-CF (e. g. Bambu Lab) |
| Filament diameter | 1,75 mm |
| Nozzle diameter | 0,40 mm |
Special printing recommendations for all LW-PLA components
Most components of the jets sold here are designed and optimized for a stable lightweight construction with LW-PLA. Since this foaming filament requires special parameters for successful printing, which vary from printer to printer and also from slicer to slicer, you should make your own printing tests in advance. You can find many tutorials and tips on the Internet and on YouTube.
The basic default settings we use with a Bambu Lab X1C and Bambu Studio as slicers are listed here.
You can start with that for now.
| Print bed temperature | 60° Celsius |
| Nozzle temperature | 242° Celsius |
| Cooling | Yes 100% |
| Print speed | 30 mm/s |
| Layer height | 0,20 mm |
| Support | Yes (Zickzack), for angles > 60° |
| Flow rate | 42% – 50% |
| Filling pattern | Gyroid (3D) |
| Filling level | 3% – 5% |
| Retract | Without |
| Number of outer layers | 1-2 |
| Printing plate adhesion | Brim, 8 lines |