Here some backstage details of last episode of "60 minutes", a popular tv show focused on the most relevant news around the world. This episode focuses on the biggest ship accident of modern era, the Costa Concordia sinking.
Starting from 1:40 of the embedded video you can see the italian made drone "Scrabble" which filmed aerial footage for CBS!
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504803_162-57559461-10391709/a-world-askew-on-board-the-costa-concordia/
Comments
Landing gear always causes vibration.
Having props on the bottom means that the air is now pulled over the boom and the wash goes straight down, props on the top create more wash.
I's more efficient having props on the bottom, its also quieter.
Of course as Craig said, it makes it more challenging having to hand launch the machine.
However your footage will always be better without landing gear and props on the bottom :-)
Simon
It's a beautiful drone design though.
Props on the bottom makes it more stable, but yet, it also makes it more dangerous to hand launch.
I love the quote: "they are almost like the toy airplanes we used to have as kids"
Uh, yeah, except they are completely different in almost every way. :rolleyes:
Cool, I saw that segment on TV and as soon as they showed the aerial shots I knew it was a multicopter with a GoPro
btw, oh, how I wish to dive there :)
up-side-down quad - interesting
http://www.italdron.com/contatti/
nice model, you think that it will float??
rgds. broadwing
Very cool. do you have any more info on the scrabble copter :-)