http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWwNMjWDUjwHere's some of the flight footage taken during our scrutineering flights at last years (2010) UAV Outback Challenge.The airstrip is at Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia.
This is the video we submitted for the Documentary Challenge at the 2010 UAV Outback Challenge.To our surprise we picked up first prize, and a few dollars to keep the project alive for our 2011 entry.Hope you enjoy.......Cheers, Roland.
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the airframe cost about as much as a 1/3 or 1/2 scale RC plane. Sure its expensive, but Paul and I are fanatics when it comes to UAVs and autonomous flight. So, in true "big boys and their toys" fashion we coughed up the money and…"
"The Challenge is not merely carrying the bottle of water.
Its more the development and implementation of the equipment and systems involved to successfully deliver a package to an unknown distant location, whilst maintaining a high level of…"
Here's a copy of our Deliverable 2 video that we presented for entry into the 2010 UAV Outback Challenge.We are using a Penguin-B UAV airframe from UAVFactory(.com) its a very stable platform and as seen in the video it is flying at an AUW of 15kg…