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My First UAV Project

Posted by tony mac on December 4, 2011 at 2:13am

Hi All

Been reading thru this site for awhile & have taken the plunge of making my own UAV the Scaneaglet by Le Phan.

Things in work have gone very quiet so if "she who must be obeyed" leaves me alone i hope to complete it in a couple of months.

Below is Le Phans completed rc uav.

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Have had the drawings for sometime now & just waiting for delivery from laser cutter :)

Here are the specs of the project:

Camera Plane: ScanEaglet
Design/Drawn: Le Phan
Wing Span: 60.25"
Length: 28.5"
Wing Area: 300 sq in.
Flying weight: 28 oz.
Wing loading: 13.4 oz/sq ft
Motor: Mega Brushless 16/15/5
Batteries: 3 cell 1200 Lipos,
two packs in parallel
Prop: Kavan 6x4
Servos: 2 Hitec HS-55 Servos
for elevon controls.
Video Camera: 2.4 Ghz Mini Wireless
R/C Video Camera
Radio Req’d: 3 Ch, Elevon Mixing

But knowing me i'll probably change something :)

I've also purchased the following:

ArduPilot Mega

ArduPilotMega IMU 

Remzibi's OSD

& God knows what else.

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  • tony mac December 6, 2011 at 4:55am

    I'll be doing a build thread here: http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1551590#post20065006

  • Mathurin December 4, 2011 at 10:30am

    Damn, I'm in shock, this looks like an awesome drone

  • Moderator
    Brian December 4, 2011 at 10:00am

    Nice looking plane.  Good job.

    If it's for your own use and not for "doing work" then those men in black from Boeing will be picked up by the men in white!

  • tony mac December 4, 2011 at 9:03am

    The men from Boeing wont be a problem because i couldn't give a flying fook, I love an argument.

    TBH I'm more worried about the men in white coats, try convincing them that I'm sane & they'll throw the keys away :) 

  • Moderator
    Sgt Ric December 4, 2011 at 8:32am
    Boeing can take a flying jump!
    !
    As has been mentioned before, we can build any design we want, the only issue companies can take with us is if the craft is used for a commercial venture... Then things like patents and copyright take effect.
    I'm a little sensitive about this topic...
    I had an uncle who was sued by RCA just because his little company was called RCH. RadioControlHeadquarters - seventy years ago! ClintonBDeSoto!
  • Moderator
    Robert Krogh (hooks) December 4, 2011 at 8:31am

    Do not offer this platform for sale... 2 men i black will hunt you down.

  • tony mac December 4, 2011 at 7:52am

    Hi

    His build tut is on http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=549982&highligh... 

    @UT 60 inch wingspan made mostly from balsa wood

    @Simon sorry cant send you a copy as he has put alot of time into it & i dont think it would be fair hope you understand. As John says  contact him on his site, its not listed but just ask him & he'll send them out.

    I will be doing a build thread here if i can.

  • Moderator
    Gary Mortimer December 4, 2011 at 7:45am

    Er don't forget Boeing sent out all sorts of cease and desists when people tried to use the design before, so be careful if your thinking commercial use. Otherwise it is a fantastic airframe.

  • Developer
    John Arne Birkeland December 4, 2011 at 7:21am

    The plans are sold by Le Phan at http://www.chaokhoekhongcom.com/ (not shown on the page)

    Just email him and ask for the ScanEaglet plans.

  • Distributor
    UnmannedTechShop.co.uk December 4, 2011 at 6:55am

    Thats a nice model!, what is the wingspan and what material did you use?


    Thanks

    http://unmannedtechshop.co.uk/

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