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Permalink Reply by Mike on March 26, 2009 at 9:32am

Already working on something like this as an upgrade to an existing model. If we could get smaller hi-res cameras off the shelf it would be much easier but their relative bulk makes things more difficult. Will issue an update in due course.

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Permalink Reply by Nick Lewis on March 26, 2009 at 5:24pm

I purchased a panasonic digital camera with video capabilities saved on an SD card years ago in Hong Kong that was the size of a credit card. The resolution at the time was amazing, I'm sure theres even better available now.

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ModeratorPermalink Reply by Gary Mortimer on March 27, 2009 at 10:01am

Heres mine almost the same but at the same time completly different.

RCgroups is a great lace to start looking for some handy airframes, there are guys kitting the ideas.

Heres a start for those that have not dipped their toes into RCgroups yet.

http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=827488&page=91

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ModeratorPermalink Reply by Gary Mortimer on March 28, 2009 at 3:58pm

I would'nt mind one of these 1 to 1

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Permalink Reply by Nick Lewis on March 30, 2009 at 1:55pm

Now there's an expensive looking lawn dart! lol

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ModeratorPermalink Reply by Sgt Ric on March 30, 2009 at 2:43pm

These SkyEye(?) drones have a neat way of "landing"
...they get snarred on a crane cable!

Looks trickey to me...

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Permalink Reply by Jamie on April 2, 2009 at 4:46pm

Your planes look pretty sweet! Would you mind giving us any info on how you built them? :)

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Permalink Reply by Jamie on April 2, 2009 at 4:47pm

That was for Gary Mortimer btw

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ModeratorPermalink Reply by Gary Mortimer on May 5, 2009 at 1:16am

Hi Jamie, they are cut EPP foam the CNC machine does the job!!

Currently building a bigger camera platform

Trying to get 1kg lifted for 1 hour.

The small airframe is monumentally simple in its construction and pretty hard to break. I'm currently seeing if it will get to 100 hours flight time without too much incident. So far in 65 hours I have totalled 2 servos, both because of my expert flying skills. I get 1 hour on a 3200 lipo.

Cheers

G

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Permalink Reply by Jamie on May 7, 2009 at 8:39pm

Ahh I see. Your pretty lucky to have access to a CNC machine. What software do you use to model your planes?

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Permalink Reply by Harry on May 5, 2009 at 12:00am

How about a 1/1 Raven?

Find a pylon style freeflight design by someone like Sal Taibi and put a big fat pod and boom fueslage on it. There's your Raven or Aerovironment Pointer. The apparent freeflight roots in these two designs arent just coincidence when you consider the mission and who designed them. I might bash a Witchdoctor X for mine, or some combination of my fjirst prototype and a FF design..

Here's a picture of an old Zipper FF

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Permalink Reply by Harry on May 5, 2009 at 12:33am

See the similarities?

If you like that Boing PO...

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