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new uav project

Posted by andy on July 29, 2008 at 5:52am
hi im thinking of making a large scale long ranged uav, heres my suggested uav specification please comment on what you think of it.hanger 9 cessna 182http://www.rchobbies.org/hangar9-cessna.htmzeonah g26 engineunav 3500 fw autopilot with xtend radio modem 40 mile line of sight rangehttp://www.u-nav.com/3500/3500fw.htmlhttp://www.digi.com/products/wireless/xtend.jspsome form of gyro stabalised camcorder with a 32x zoom25 mile video downlink powered by lipo 12v batterieshttp://www.wirelessvideocameras.net/product/N2/LWV25T__24GHz_25_Mile_Range_1Watt_Airborne_Video_Downlink__TC_Camera.htmlhttp://www.rangevideo.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=13&products_id=23a radio control 6 channel for takeoff and landing possibly a futaba 6xpbecause of its large size and weight it should be able to operate in fairly adverse environmental conditions. i also figure that because its is so big i should be able to fit large amounts of fuel into the plane itself so as to enable long flight times, the plane seems to have lots of payload capacity which make it perfect. i dont know if i will be able to configure some form of headtracking device to link up to the xtend modem though? is this even possible.this is only the basic description of the plan.improvements and comments would be appreciated

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  • Steve July 29, 2008 at 7:56am
    http://www.cloudcaptech.com/gimbal_tase.shtm
  • andy July 29, 2008 at 7:14am
    where i live their are islands i would like to fly over. also i may wish to use the plane in other countries. do you have any idea if i would be able to link up a headtracking device to the modem which comunicates with the autopilot so when i zoom in on my camera i do not have to constantly be moving it to see a certain object? i found a decent low light very high quality camera as well for about $400 which should be good.
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    Chris Anderson July 29, 2008 at 7:07am
    Sounds good, but why do you need such long range and flight times?
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