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OWL: UAV / FPV platform

Posted by Robert Krogh (hooks) on September 11, 2009 at 2:30am

A new platform "OWL" will soon be ready for small RC UAV / FPV flying.

The plane will look like this:

The model are made in glassfiber and balsa:More info on the OWL will come in the near future!A new Platform based on the Multiplex Alfa 2100 are on the Drawing board.Modified as a pusher.Wingspan 2.1MVery stabel platformGood for payload.

fpv, owl, plane, rc, uav

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Jay Smith September 17, 2009 at 4:54pm

Your project looks very exciting. I can hardly wait to see some video. How are you thinking about attaching your camera dome and are you going to articulate the dome or the camera inside the dome? I've picked up a couple of domes at Fry's to try but they distorted the picture more than I wanted.

Hope you can post some video soon

Good luck.
wgreeley September 17, 2009 at 11:01am

The ScanEaglet needed 6 degrees of washout (60" wingspan) to reduce porpoising
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Robert Krogh (hooks) September 17, 2009 at 10:08am

The wing and winglet will of cause be easyly removable. It need to be good for transport.
Angus Peart September 17, 2009 at 9:59am

Are the wings and winglets easily removable? Something like this would really need to pack down for me, especially with the winglets being so big.
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Gary Mortimer September 17, 2009 at 9:04am

Its not that bad Hooks, just further forward than you would think, have you got washout on those wings?
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Robert Krogh (hooks) September 17, 2009 at 9:03am

Gary,
Very good point.. Keep them comming, all of you out there.
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Robert Krogh (hooks) September 17, 2009 at 8:59am

Palmer
Be patient - There will be a testflight with videodok, but remember this model are not the easiest platform to use. You need to know a little about CG on the plane.
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Gary Mortimer September 17, 2009 at 8:27am

Don't forget to leave channels for coax running through the wings, can add the antennas into the winglets then.

Apologies if its already set up like that.

G
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Robert Krogh (hooks) September 17, 2009 at 7:10am

Wgreeley,
Yes, The Wings are foam cored.

Option "break away"?
wgreeley September 17, 2009 at 6:57am

Hooks
Your OWL progress is outstanding! Are the wings foam cored? It would be great to have the option of "break away" winglets for adjustments in surface area and transport.