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Likes edf jets and uavs


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Hellcat74 commented on Stephen Gloor's blog post WestCoastUAV at the 2016 UAV Challenge - short write up
"Great stuff guys and well done."
Sep 29, 2016
Hellcat74 commented on Chris Anderson's blog post Winners of Airbus cargo drone competition announced
"I too am one of the suckers who partciapted in the competition :)
https://cocreate.localmotors.com/mark_frasca/frascair-drone/
That said, it was a rewarding experince though. Having spent a portion of my career designing wings for commercial…"
Jul 20, 2016
Hellcat74 commented on Veronika Dichtlerova's blog post WINNERS ANNOUNCED: International Drone Photography Contest 2016
"This contest looks like it ran beter than the Airbus Cargo Drone competition. Well done to the winners."
Jul 6, 2016
Hellcat74 replied to Forrest Frantz's discussion Vibration--Finally Solved ... The Frantz Strut
"Well, its always best to resolve the source of vibration if possible. Easiest thing to try first is the motor/prop balance...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lF8-KqG6gcM"
May 31, 2016
Hellcat74 commented on Gary Mortimer's blog post Europe canes America in drone delivery race
"Amazon.... oh I mean amazing!!"
May 11, 2016
Hellcat74 commented on Andrew Tridgell's blog post APM:Plane double release 3.5.3 and 3.6.0beta1
"Hi Tridge what configuration can quadplane handle? Would be great if a Y6 could be used."
May 1, 2016
Hellcat74 commented on DroneRanger's blog post Drone Post Flight - from your web browser!
"Ok tried converting to "text" format. It loads but doesn't work. Bummer."
Apr 30, 2016
Hellcat74 commented on DroneRanger's blog post Drone Post Flight - from your web browser!
"So strange!!! I can't upload any tlogs what so ever???????"
Apr 30, 2016
Hellcat74 commented on Kirill's blog post SmartAP 4 is coming soon
"Ok how much will it cost?"
Apr 10, 2016
Hellcat74 commented on Chris Anderson's blog post Anyone remember UNAV?
"I had a unav device which cost $450 just as a GPS steering module. Didn't like it much so built my own using pic micro. The game changer was the mems imu and haven't look back since."
Apr 9, 2016
Hellcat74 commented on Andrew Tridgell's blog post New ArduPilot documentation site
"Awsome!"
Mar 24, 2016
Hellcat74 commented on Andrew Tridgell's blog post Building, flying and not crashing a large OctaQuadPlane
"@Stephen, what would be really cool is to reconfigure the aircraft between cruise and landing phase. I'm thinking swing wing, F-111, F-14 or Thunderbird 1 style :)
Although, high lift devices would be needed for drag as well. One can dream can't…"
Mar 15, 2016
Hellcat74 commented on Patrick Hanley's blog post Design & Analysis of a Flying Wing
"Thanks but prefer XFLR5 to be honest and it's free."
Mar 12, 2016
Hellcat74 commented on Rob_Lefebvre's blog post Canberra UAV Demonstrates Helicopter Flight with Downstream FBL Controller
""From my understanding a gasser or electric heli typically both experience more vibrations than a multi. Every application has it's own merits, helis can lift lots for longer."

Speaking about vibes how well does the FC handle this in gas helis?"
Mar 11, 2016
Hellcat74 commented on Kieran Schmidt-Das's blog post Weight vs Battery life..... Thank you for making this possible
"Hi there, as an aero engineer myself I like your approach. Don't get bogged down with math just yet, just look at the data. First question is to ask how accurate your test is, i.e. how do you accurately measure battery life? At what point is it…"
Mar 11, 2016
Hellcat74 commented on Rob_Lefebvre's blog post Canberra UAV Demonstrates Helicopter Flight with Downstream FBL Controller
"...sorry...I meant "how well" does the controller handle vibes coming from the gas motor?"
Mar 10, 2016
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