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New UAV/FPV platform

Posted by Robert Krogh (hooks) on March 15, 2011 at 5:00am

Hi All

I worked together with LanyuHobby (RC airplane manufacture) to make a good platform for FPV/UAV flying.

The Fuselage is made in PVC to make it very strong (Blow moulded). Very good and strong for the beatings and landings our planes are getting.

I know it's nearly impossible to make everybody happy, but I think we found a good compromise. (Strong, able to take payload, good space for electronics inside fuselage, platform for autopilot under wing (CG), platform for Vtx behind prop.

Great Mr. Ali made a review of a handmade test version

It need a name, here's some names.

Any suggestions feel free:

Skyview
Skyexplorer
Dragon eye
SKYraptor
FPVraptor
CamEagle

The platform should be ready for sale next month, I think most vendors and maybe hobbyking will be selling the plane.

Price: same level as Skywalker.

uav, platform

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Gary Mortimer March 16, 2011 at 4:08am

The Parsons Project maybe
CrashingDutchman March 16, 2011 at 1:58am

Ryan is right of course, however, if you name it EyeInTheSky (eye in the sky, without the spaces), there are only 126 results in google. It wouldn't take much time to double that amount.
Michael Zaffuto March 15, 2011 at 8:30pm

Throw mine in the hat too (in case the winner gets a free plane!!! LOL!!!):

VISTARA
Yannick Cyr March 15, 2011 at 2:05pm

When will the naming contest be opened ?

I have a pretty good suggestion ... I'd sure like to participate to try to win one of those !
CrashingDutchman March 15, 2011 at 12:01pm

Some more names:

Air Explorer

Global Eagle

Eye in the Sky
DaveyWaveyBunsenBurner March 15, 2011 at 10:34am

Ahhh, the old movie star! Awesome!
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Gary Mortimer March 15, 2011 at 10:32am

Oh something like this maybe

I feel like an old timer posting that airframe from memory lane

Interesting spot using bits of one http://www.horus-uav-systems.de/

http://www.horus-uav-systems.de/
Alex Lee March 15, 2011 at 10:17am

UAV yes, FPV no. I'd really like to see some camera space in the nose. Like a clear bubble with a P/T platform pre set up. common mantra is plane first camera second. shift the focus and do camera first plane second.. something like the front of a b17. or even a PVC tube with a clear front..
Matthew Coleman March 15, 2011 at 10:17am

@bGatti, good point.

I would like to see some evidence of good low speed handling. High speed is easy with enough power.
Matthew Coleman March 15, 2011 at 9:44am

It doesn't appear to slow down well for the landing. The larger pack should not add that much weight.

Having said that, it looked pretty windless and he was landing both directions.

Not what you want as a beginner so not really easy star material.

Also, is anyone else seeing that huge nose area infront of cg?

Cant help feeling it really needs a little more fin area.