"Looks way safer than the one I built with high start rubber. Too much energy stored up just before launch. I estimated 40 lbs of force. I think your idea is great, I'm going to have to build one of these."
Did anyone here manage to buy an X8 before they ran out? Care to share some of your initial thoughts on what you received? Pics? Looks like the next batch is in April.
Has anyone tried to remove the IR filter from their HD Hero camera? I wan to try and take near IR pictures with my Gopro but I am reluctant to crack it open without knowing if it has been done before.
"Yes, celestial navigation was used on the SR71 back in what, the 60's. GPS is just an easy add on to other proven navigation methods. You can bet the redundancies in an RQ-170 more than cover loss of communication. You can also bet that if…"
I wanted to start gathering parts for my Zepher flying wing, so I grabbed my computer to do some motor calculations but I am not sure where to start, what Kv. It seems to me there was a weight or size conversion when calculating motor size but my…
Does anyone have plans for a simple camera trigger I could build that can automatically trigger the shutter at pre programed intervals. Ideally after it was set up, all I would need to do is power it and it would trigger the camera. I have…