Esky Eagle Walksnail - Canopy insert and pan/tilt

These are the parts I printed for mounting a Walksnail nano camera and full size VTX into the Eagle's canopy.
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updated February 18, 2023

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You'll need to trim some foam from the canopy and glue the insert in place. I placed mine so the front of the insert is about 10mm behind where the air intake stops. Trim the hole a bit small at first then fine tune for a snug fit, it's easier to trim more away than put the foam back if you cut too much. ;) I use BSI Foam-Cure glue. The insert, and other parts are printed in PETG. The VTX is mounted with M2 screws. Antennas are poked through the foam behind the insert and glued in place with a spot of hot glue on the bottom side. The pan servo (I used an old 180º pan servo from RMRC) is mounted in the insert, the bottom of the p/t is mounted to the servo's output wheel. The camera tilt piece holds the Nano cam. Tilt servo is a DSM-44 from PowerHD with a short ball linkage. 
 

Updated Feb. 18 2023 with “revB” files for some parts. The holes in the camera brackets are tweaked so the threads hold tighter on the pivot screws, should work OK with M3 or 4-40 screws, countersunk ones work well to center to tilt axis and reduce friction to a minimum. The canopy insert piece has more clearance to allow a better fit with the JX 9180MG pan servo. No other changes.

You may see it all in action here: 

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