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Matt H commented on Jonathan Hesselbarth's blog post Take off and landing with VTOL in the forest
"Jonathan and IIya,   I'd be interested in what you thought of a tricopter configuration.  Seems like this would allow efficient forward tilt for the motors, with good alignment of the force.

(apologies for the crude drawing: the rear motor would…"
Dec 4, 2013
Matt H commented on Jonathan Hesselbarth's blog post Take off and landing with VTOL in the forest
"Hey Jonathan, I pinged you at the wingcopter email address but it might be dead. Are you guys selling these? Seems like it'd be great for remote areas (where I like to fly)"
Dec 3, 2013
Matt H commented on Stephen Carlson's blog post Introducing the "Orange Hawk" Tricopter/Flying-Wing VTOL UAV
"Hey Stephen, 

Did you ever consider making the tail propeller rotate forward so it provided forward thrust after transition?"
Nov 24, 2013
Matt H commented on Ryan's blog post Custom made UAV Airframe
"The email address on that site and the contact us form are returning errors. 

 If you do provide a hobbyist version of the Javelin, I'd love to hear about it.
 
 
 
I saw that these options were not priced terribly competitively:
 …"
Jun 24, 2012
Matt H commented on Ryan's blog post Custom made UAV Airframe
"Please post a link to your website!"
Jun 14, 2012
Matt H replied to Dean Walker's discussion Number of Channels for Drone
"4 for control surfaces (throttle, elevator, rudder, aerolons)
2 for pan/tilt
perhaps 1 for your autopilot/flight stabilizer

Check out Channel Wizard   http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1576877  for ways of extending a cheap 6 channel…"
Mar 29, 2012
Matt H commented on Rhett "Wreck" Phillips's photo
"Or perhaps you would sell the airframe as a kit via  www.beehivecomposites.com  ?    That'd be nifty. "
Mar 28, 2012
Matt H commented on Rhett "Wreck" Phillips's photo
"Pretty awesome (the imagery looks like sidescan sonar).  Do you have a build log for your latest plane?
Else I'll need to modify a Herc or something:     
http://crashtesthobby.com/products/hercules-78"
Mar 28, 2012
Matt H commented on Matt H's blog post Pan/tilt system
"I'm definitely going to need to use exponential settings to help reduce the problem of the camera zooming around. 

I'll be operationalizing it like any other pan/tilt configuration on a plane (whether X8 or Skywalker). I'm still struggling with the…"
Mar 28, 2012
Matt H commented on Rhett "Wreck" Phillips's photo
"to components (especially the landing gear), I'd love to see them. "
Mar 27, 2012
Matt H commented on Matt H's blog post Pan/tilt system
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Mar 27, 2012
Matt H left a comment for palo sestak
"What landing gear did you choose?  I always struggle with the weight/strength question. "
Mar 27, 2012
Matt H posted a blog post
http://vimeo.com/39167109Weight of the system (without GoPro camera): 7.8 ounces Best,  Matt Components:  Joystick http://www.parallax.com/tabid/768/Pr...1/Default.aspx Continuous rotation servo  http://www.pololu.com/catalog/product/1248…
Mar 27, 2012
Matt H commented on Rhett "Wreck" Phillips's photo
"Thought this looked really nifty. If you have evolved it, or have more links to "
Mar 27, 2012