Michel COULON
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Maxime Carrier commented on Michel COULON's blog post Drone RC 18 kg 250 km/h GPS + Autopilot
"Is there any way to adapt this on my car ? :D"
Jun 21, 2012
Michel COULON commented on Michel COULON's blog post Drone RC 18 kg 250 km/h GPS + Autopilot
"Hello, To answer your questions: The mechanical gyro system was the most complicated to manufacture. The principle of the gyroscope is simple but it must be manufactured with high precision. The flight time on average with a liter of gasoline is…"
Jun 21, 2012
Krzysztof Bosak commented on Michel COULON's blog post Drone RC 18 kg 250 km/h GPS + Autopilot
"Was this made as aerial target of hobby only?"
Jun 21, 2012
Paul Marsh commented on Michel COULON's blog post Drone RC 18 kg 250 km/h GPS + Autopilot
"I missed the link to the YouTube video the first time around.  It's worth watching.  For those who also missed it above, click HERE."
Jun 21, 2012
Richard Unwin commented on Michel COULON's blog post Drone RC 18 kg 250 km/h GPS + Autopilot
"Michel, great plane, did you build it for a specific job or just for fun? Regards richie."
Jun 21, 2012
Colton commented on Michel COULON's blog post Drone RC 18 kg 250 km/h GPS + Autopilot
"What is the flight time on average?"
Jun 20, 2012
DB commented on Michel COULON's blog post Drone RC 18 kg 250 km/h GPS + Autopilot
"I LOVE the copper plumbing fittings in the frame - that is awesome!  Way to get the job done with the materials at hand."
Jun 20, 2012
Maxime Carrier commented on Michel COULON's blog post Drone RC 18 kg 250 km/h GPS + Autopilot
"Cool, technology has made huge progress in 10 years"
Jun 20, 2012
Paul Marsh commented on Michel COULON's blog post Drone RC 18 kg 250 km/h GPS + Autopilot
"Thanks for posting this.  Very interesting and a great project."
Jun 20, 2012
Veikko Vierola commented on Michel COULON's blog post Drone RC 18 kg 250 km/h GPS + Autopilot
"Is there a mechanical old school gyro!!!???"
Jun 20, 2012
Michel COULON posted a blog post

Drone RC 18 kg 250 km/h GPS + Autopilot

Hello,In 2001 I built a plane with an autopilot.To take off the driver uses the remote control.Then when the plane is high in the sky the pilot shut down the remote.The autopilot captures and stores the GPS coordinates.Then the plane turned around GPS coordinates in memory.The autopilot calculation if he has to turn left or…See More
Jun 20, 2012

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Automation special machine
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I made a plane flight to 18 kg with a 2-axis mechanical gyroscope and GPS
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Drone RC 18 kg 250 km/h GPS + Autopilot

Posted on June 20, 2012 at 1:30pm 11 Comments

Hello,

In 2001 I built a plane with an autopilot.

To take off the driver uses the remote control.

Then when the plane is high in the sky the pilot shut down the remote.

The autopilot captures and stores the GPS coordinates.

Then the plane turned around GPS coordinates in…

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