ian powell's Posts

A GOOD REASON FOR UAVS AND THEIR ROLES.

Posted by ian powell on May 22, 2008 at 12:28am

With the recent problems here the UAVS role will save lives and help monitor such outbursts. No need for people to be so close to record events.

NEW UAV FOR PENTAGON

Posted by ian powell on May 21, 2008 at 4:22am

This looks interesting! As seen in the Polular Mechanics South African versionLooks promising in regard to my thoughts on the "Drug issue"Does anybody have any info on specs and such like.

MAKING A UAV FOR WEATHER SPOTTING OUT OF JUNK

Posted by ian powell on February 22, 2008 at 6:17am

SPEC OF PROJECTBuild an airframe to be able to travel aprox 900 miles.Use a ENT pnd as the controller and gps platform.Comunicate with the UAV via cellphone modem to laptop.Use Google Earth as the mapping and position indicator.Photograph the area of interest storing info on board UAV to be downloaded when recovered.AIRFRAMEUsing a SMD Accipiter Badius as a basis,enlarge the airframe by 2.5 times.Using a weedeater motor, centre mount the engine at the centre of pressure.This will allow the UAV to stay in balance as the fuel is used.Airframe to be filled with fuel and also 2 inboard drop tanks.The airframe selected has displayed good performance in recovering from unusal attitudes with no control inputs.Need about 100km per hour airspeed.Have a small wind generator for power with battery backup.Will start construction of airframe this week and supply more info and photos as it happens.ps The last UAV i had seen and was involved with was in the airforce in the 80s.This craft was shot down and landed in Maputo Harbour Mozambique during our bush war with the ANC in those days.