| Airframe |
Foam VTOL (e.g. Heewing T2 VTOL class) or DIY QuadPlane conversion |
€200–600 |
Room for the SBC, modem and antennas. Check CG. |
| Flight controller |
SpeedyBee F405 Wing V2 (owned: bench and RC tuning) / H743 wing FC, e.g. Matek H743-WING (to buy before Phase 4: Lua scripts) |
€40–90 |
ADR-0002 |
| GPS + compass |
M10 GPS with compass |
€25–40 |
Away from the modem and antennas |
| Airspeed sensor |
Digital (MS4525 / DLVR) |
€20–40 |
Strongly recommended for fixed-wing auto |
| Companion computer |
Orange Pi 5 (RK3588S, 8 GB+ RAM), with heatsink/fan and eMMC or NVMe |
€100–150 |
ADR-0018 (replaces Radxa Zero 3W, ADR-0006). Weigh it with cooling before choosing the airframe. |
| Gimbal camera |
2-axis gimbal with integrated camera and its own H.264/H.265 encoder, Ethernet video out, ArduPilot-supported (e.g. SIYI A8 mini class) |
€250–400 |
The streamed camera. Ethernet to the Orange Pi; control from the FC over MAVLink/serial. |
| Aux / CV cameras |
Up to 3–4 small cameras, MIPI CSI or UVC USB |
€20–40 each |
Check the Orange Pi 5's camera interfaces and RK3588S driver support first; extras will likely be USB. |
| LTE modem |
Quectel EC25 (EC25-E for Europe) or EG25-G (global) on a USB adapter |
€30–80 |
Pick bands for your carrier |
| LTE antennas |
2× flexible LTE antennas |
€10–20 |
Keep them away from GPS |
| RC override |
ELRS receiver + transmitter (EdgeTX radio) |
€20–150 |
Permanent override link (ADR-0008) |
| Power |
5 V 5 A+ BEC for the Orange Pi 5 + cameras, separate supply for the gimbal per its spec, low-ESR cap at the modem |
€15–30 |
Measure total draw with CV running and the modem transmitting |
| Batteries |
Li-ion / LiPo per airframe |
€40–100 |
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| Data SIM |
Data SIM that must provide IPv6 (dual-stack IPv4 + IPv6), ideally on the same carrier as the operator's phone |
monthly |
IPv6 is the direct path (ADR-0015): carrier IPv4 NAT blocks direct connections. Many data-only and reseller SIMs are IPv4-only; confirm before buying. Check the carrier's terms for airborne use. |
| VPS |
1–2 vCPU, 2 GB RAM, near the flying area |
€5–10/mo |
Watch TURN bandwidth allowance |