From the product listing (I've pinged them for more info and a price):
"Clairvoyance" UAV is an small electrically powered UAV and it is to be used in Short-range surveillance.It plays an important role in reconnaissance and aerial photography equipped with Webcam,digital camera and microwave devices. It is compact, lightweight, and it is also easy to operate and maintain. During flight operation, it can fly according to the scheduled routes and the adjustable waypoints.Data and images can be transmitted at the same time.Horizontal resolution of the Webcam :420 TV lines. Effective Communication Distance :20km. It is a tactical reconnanissance UAV with national advanced level which recently launched by our company.
wingspan: 1100mm
Body length: 900mm
Load: 200g
Take-off gross weight: 2200g
maximum thrust:1350g
Cruising speed: 40-60km/h
flying height: 20-2000m
Endurance: 20-50min
Maximum wind: 4
Landing: hand rolls"
Comments
This way any model is an UAV - I wonder if Graupner or Multiplex know that?
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You cannot make such helicopter by a 10K persons community even for 200KUSD, this is full time job for a few ppl with well profiled education for several months, but 16h/.day. Or 300 years 1000 ppl 3h/.day.
However, it could be that those objects are mash-up of loose components.
In this case, heli ap for a few KUSD then airframe a few kusd, gimbal a few kusd then a few kusd margin for integration, sales outlet and you get the price.
You think I am wrong?
How far rotomotion products could be from this?
2 times more work? 3 times? or maybe just same.
You can trace all products to something and then sum up the time spent on it, roughly.
On the other hand Clairvyoance price is interesting. You can get cropcam and pteryx below that price.
I htink It is military pricing using the components otherwise used for a chinese military UAV (but not this airframe), therefore they kept the price apparently.
·Itegrated GPS receiver, three-axis MEMS gyroscope, pressure altimeter.
·16-channel GPS receiver, 4Hz output, 35 seconds fast positioning time and accuracy of 2.5 meters CEP.
·33HZ attitude inner loop control, 4HZ outer navigation controls.
·Mltiple-channel hybrid control output can be easily adjust the mixture control. Ajust neutral position just in time
·Three control modes: augmentation remote control, smart remote control and automatic navigation control.
·Three kinds of automatic navigation control modes: fixed flight mode, the mouse pointing flight patterns and route navigation mode.
·The ground station contains electronic map function software that can change the route and tasks online, real-time semi-autonomous remote control and can be real-time flight data recording and offline playback.
·Automatic and manual remote control integration, higher reliability and practicality, can compatible with all common facilities of RC remote control, and improve the fuction of servo output checking and remote protection.
·Available online to adjust and save all the control parameters, with stand-alone parameter adjustment software which is easy to use.
·Real-time telemetry flight data and records all telemetry data.
·Contains the control voltage monitoring, electric aircraft power voltage monitoring, GPS accuracy of detection, autopilot temperature detection and so on.
·Support RS-232 interface levels.
·Volume is 100 × 43 × 25mm, weight is 75 grams, power is 150MA@7.2V.
Application
·Automatic navigate and pilot small and medium aircraft of non-layout form such as Regular, V tail, lifting flaps, ailerons and others.
·A variety of automatic navigation and driving.
·High-precision real-time data acquisition, image location of synchronization in the process of flying.
Technology Specifications
All refering value is at room temperature 25 ℃
Item
Min
Standard
Max
Unit
Remarks
Main supply voltage
7.2
12
15
V
Provide RC receiver power supply
Main Supply Current
150
MA
7.2V power supply
Height measurement range
-500
6000
M
GPS ground speed measurement range
0
350
M/S
GPS navigation accuracy level
2.5
M
Repeatability
Height and precision of pressure
2
M
Repeatability
Air Points can be set
98
Piece
Output Control Surface Servo
3
Way
Output throttle feeder
1
Way
Servo Output Resolution
2000
Servo Output Resolution
33
HZ
Attitude PID control rate
33
HZ
Navigation control PID rate
4
HZ
Track data telemetry frequency
2
HZ
Mission data telemetry frequency
1
HZ
Attitude data telemetry frequency
4
HZ
RS-232 baud rate
19200
Bps
Data radio frequency
433
MHZ
Digital Transmission Radio Power
500
MW
Working Temperature
-20
25
60
Degree
Storage Temperature
25
Degree
Volume
100×43×25
Mm
Weight
75
Gram
Bare board
That would make it 26, 471 yuan = $3,876
I really like descriptions for items 8 and 9 :
8) Motor 1 Special motor
9) Propeller 1 Plastic Paddle
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