New VTail 500

[endevor]

I have a VTail 500 large motor body, not motors, electronics, etc. This is not my first time flying a drone nor playing with micro controllers, but is my first time building something that flies.

I’m looking right now just to get this into the air and eventually upgrade to something for FPV and some quick maneuvering. So, to start, I want to get some inexpensive simple parts to simply play with flying this around instead of getting every shiny thing I can and trying to coordinate it all at once.

Anyway, I’ve been doing a lot of research trying to figure out just how everything should work, and here’s my list so far.

4x T-Motor Navigator MN2206 2000KV robotshop.com/en/t-motor-navigator-mn2206-2000kv-brushless-motor.html
4x M20A 20A ESC robotshop.com/en/m20a-20a-multicopter-esc.html
1x 11.1V 4000mah LiPo robotshop.com/en/111v-4000mah-40c-3s-lipo-battery.html
1x AfroFlight Naze32 Rev6 controller robotshop.com/en/afroflight-naze32-rev6-flight-controller-acro.html
1x RadioLink T6EHP-E Trans/Receiver robotshop.com/en/radiolink-t6ehp-e-24g-6ch-transmitter-r7eh-receiver.html

2x Propellers - Actually wanted to get a little more detail on this. According to the motor specs, I can get the most thrust using 7x2.4, but the only one I can find of that size on here is 32$ Does anyone have any suggestions on what size I should use?

Thank you in advance. Any advice moving forward with my first DIY drone is much appreciated.

[dialfonzo]

The motor you choose is way too small for the VTail 500 Large Motor frame.
On the standard frame one will use a 30mm outside diameter motor that spin 10" propellers and your version with Large Motor would require an even bigger motor.

[endevor]

I saw it would fit up to a 45mm motor.
I found this that’s rated for 1045 propellers, as well as picked out some propellers.
robotshop.com/en/tmotor-uav-brushless-motor-ms2216-1100kv.html

I think if I go any larger, I might be pushing my price to the point that just buying a kit would be more reasonable. Would there be any advantage to using the small motor over the large motor version?

[dialfonzo]

The VTail configuration is always on the heavy side since the rear motor do not push perpendicular to the ground but still weight the same as a conventional Quadcopter.
That said, the VTail will require more efficient electronics to keep flying.

We suggest the 10" propellers on the 500 mostly for rear ground clearance but you might be able to fit 11/12" on the picture attached this would be a 14" propeller (very close to the ground).

On a budget, we would suggest the following:
UAV Brushless Motor A2217/9 950Kv
Lynxmotion 30A Multirotor ESC 1A BEC (With Connectors)
10" x 4.5" Black Multi-Rotor CCW Propeller Pair
10" x 4.5" Black Multi-Rotor CW Propeller Pair