About

Gender

Male


Location

Davis, CA


About Me:

Engineer and Biofuels professional


Please tell us a bit about your UAV interest

Developing a quad rotor VTOL light aircraft.


Hometown:

Davis, California USA


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Peter Bell replied to George's discussion Has anyone heard of the major spraying UAS manufacturers approaching the EPA about minimum application volumes? in Agricultural UAVs
"Sorry, its $150,000 for a built one?
http://mosquitohelicopters.com.au/ag.html"
Sep 15, 2017
Peter Bell replied to George's discussion Has anyone heard of the major spraying UAS manufacturers approaching the EPA about minimum application volumes? in Agricultural UAVs
"How about using the Ag-Striker, which is an unmanned version of the Mosquito and has a 40 gallon capacity, should cost about $50,000 for a built one?
http://mosquitohelicopters.com.au/ag.html"
Sep 13, 2017
Peter Bell commented on Chris Anderson's blog post Lovely story about a poor kid in rural China who sells exquisite models of Chinese planes for almost no profit
"That is a bummer, it would have been a great chance for him to break out of his situation and start to build his dream...thanks for letting me know."
May 26, 2017
Peter Bell commented on Chris Anderson's blog post Lovely story about a poor kid in rural China who sells exquisite models of Chinese planes for almost no profit
"Hi Marc,
I saw you contacted Hu Bo to see if he can build you a model, I would like to do the same, can you forward me the contact details.
Thanks - Peter"
May 25, 2017
Peter Bell left a comment for Marc Dornan
"Hi Marc,

I saw you contacted Hu Bo to see if he can build you a model, I would like to do the same, can you forward me the contact details.

Thanks - Peter"
May 25, 2017
Peter Bell commented on Colin Snow's blog post Why the Drone Network of Tomorrow is Farther Away than You Think
"One of the big unknowns here is the FAA...it seemed a very different FAA in Dallas last week at the Uber Elevate Summit than the one that has regulated the GA fleet to the point where its average age is nearly 50 years old, this is similar to the…"
May 4, 2017
Peter Bell commented on Adrián Nagy Hinst's blog post Looking for challenge
"Any interest in helping us out with some 3D rendering from Onshape to something like Keyshot?
We have flown our prototype and are now building a 1/4 scale PAV and have done most of the CAD work in OnShape with a group of 5 aerospace students from…"
Apr 24, 2017
Peter Bell replied to John Abrams's discussion Hybrid Gas/Electric multi-rotor concept.
"I think 8kw from a 5kg power plant might only be available on the Starship Enterprise

But at 55lbs you might be able to get 8kva from a Jakadofsky JetVolt® 230/400V 8/10kVA
https://jakadofsky.com/index1.php?bereichID=11&lang=en"
Feb 21, 2017
Peter Bell commented on Markus's blog post MiniRaceWing - Fly Fast, Stay Low
"Hi Markus...love the detachable wing idea...do you sell the detach kit???...I am looking to have my front canard and the tips of my big wing detach for transport and in the case of my many crashes...see enclosed picture. "
Jan 27, 2017
Peter Bell commented on Bart Theys's blog post Design of a multi-rotor VTOL UAV and docking station for automated aerial transport
"Hi Colugo,
It is not a tail sitter and no motor tilt. The 2 forward thrust motors are fixed and the 4 lift fans are fixed, I just power up the two forward thrust motors when I want to start the transition to flight gradually powering down the 4 lift…"
May 7, 2015
Peter Bell commented on Bart Theys's blog post Design of a multi-rotor VTOL UAV and docking station for automated aerial transport
"Hi Bart,
Love your project.
I have built something with similar design goals: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjPvx_TMmBk
but I use elevator and ailerons for flight mode, but would like more yaw authority in the hover as the aircraft is so big and…"
May 7, 2015
Peter Bell replied to M. Danner's discussion Which UAV system to go with? in Agricultural UAVs
"Howzit Gary....sorry I did not get to visit with you over Xmas, but it was a crazy busy trip in the end.
Corn and beans grown in the US midwest (200 million acres) are mostly rain fed so no irrigation system....
....the tractors are only used once…"
Mar 7, 2014
Peter Bell replied to M. Danner's discussion Which UAV system to go with? in Agricultural UAVs
"Hi,
We have been working on a VTOL aircraft for about 3 years now and have made some progress, check out the video to get an idea of the concept: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjPvx_TMmBk&list=UU3vbCLbMR0hfw...
Our idea is to build a VTOL capable…"
Mar 7, 2014
Peter Bell left a comment for Gustavo Togeiro de Alckmin
"Hi Gustavo,
I work with Allan Savory with his holistic management techniques for grassland management and am developing a VTOL system for surveying grass. We have the aircraft skills but we do not have the grassland survey and analysis skills, so…"
Jan 16, 2014
Peter Bell commented on Peter Bell's blog post $65,000 prize for anti-poaching UAV contest winner up for grabs
"Will do."
Oct 4, 2013
Peter Bell commented on Peter Bell's blog post $65,000 prize for anti-poaching UAV contest winner up for grabs
"The admin has asked me to close this thread because it has "it has turned nasty" otherwise it will be deleted. 
It seems a shame to delete the thread as we as a community can offer a great deal, so can we keep this open for a while and ask folks to…"
Oct 4, 2013
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