I'm looking at the RVJET as the platform for my drone, and so far, I like the look of it. I have only one issue, which is the camera mount. From what I've seen, the tilt plate sits inside the pan ring, which means that when you're looking straight do
Read more…I'm working on a research piece testing various unusual aircraft configurations, and I've come across an issue maintaining smooth airflow over some of the components involved in a variable-geometry wing... thing. Basically, there's one section that c
Read more…I've decided I've messed about with the electronics enough for now and it's time for me to get an airframe and get airborne. The Skywalker seems to be the one that best meets my requirements - not too large, but with decent payload capacity (both wei
Read more…A thought that occurred to me recently: is it possible to use the spare parts that a lot of RC shops sell, or maybe a semi-dismantled RC transmitter handset, to make your own transmitter? As in, build something from an Arduino/BeagleBoard/Gumstix/cus
Read more…I've noticed a lot of people are talking about autoland - and no wonder; landing can be tricky, and is generally the part of the flight where you're most likely to break something. I plan to get my UAV to autoland, because I'm not a great RC pilot, a
Read more…I'm planning to build a full UAV system based around Arduinos, and the groundstation is one of the areas where I need to pin down some details to make sure it's all doable before I actually start buying the bits. My main question is whether an Arduin
Read more…I had a look around the site, and it seems that the discussion on UAV regulation is mostly centred around America and the FAA. All very informative, but if, like me, you live in England, not very helpful. So, not wanting to get myself into trouble, I
Read more…I've been playing around with airframe designs for my UAV project, and I thought I'd see what you guys thought. I'm building the whole system from the ground up for a semi-uni-related project, so that rules out buying an RC plane to convert, but it d
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