1300mm RTK Survey/Mapping Hexacopter (timarcher)

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1300mm RTK Survey/Mapping Hexacopter (timarcher)
Open-source 3D-printable both drone. Source / full build outline: https://github.com/timarcher/Drone

1300mm folding carbon-fiber hexacopter, documented end-to-end (frame assembly -> flight tuning) with a comprehensive BOM. Heavy-lift platform for high-accuracy aerial imaging/mapping (agriculture + surveying).
BILL OF MATERIALS (major): RJX 1300mm hexacopter frame; 6x Hobbywing XRotor X6 Plus motors (3 CW / 3 CCW) + 2480 props; Tattu Plus 16000mAh 12S LiPo + dual 60A smart charger; Cube Orange+ flight controller; Here4 RTK GPS; Herelink HD video link; Raspberry Pi 5 8GB; Intel RealSense D435 depth camera; Lightware SF45/B LiDAR; Gremsy T7 gimbal; Sony a6500 + 16-50mm lens; RTK base station; ground-station laptop. Est. total ~$12,000–13,000.