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ScanEagle Video

Posted by automatik on March 25, 2010 at 4:46pm


I came across ScanEagle video on EngineeringTV that showed ffew things that I din't know about it - each wing is attached to fuselage by one pin, motor mount is very flexible ( for vibration isolation) - there is a good shot of it towards the end of the video. Video has two parts and there is comerciall in the middle ( i.e. don't close the video when commerical starts ( ~ 2 min into the video...)

http://engineeringtv.com/blogs/etv/archive/2010/03/25/scaneagle-unmanned-system.aspx
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  • Leno March 27, 2010 at 9:03am
    The newer engines are 28cc and both are from 3W. The flexible intake you see on the newer engine was put there to further minimize vibrations that were affecting the camera. The newer engines are also extremely well muffled. When the cowling goes on, it makes a duct as shown in this photo.

    ScanEagleIraq.jpg

  • Leno March 26, 2010 at 2:22pm
    Maxon motor turned into an alternator. They've since replaced this with an in-line one. The aircraft is started with a hand-held spin starter.

    Here's a picture of the other side.

    626301965_5bca4fa098_b.jpg


    It's this the older engine but, I always loved the simplicity of it. The newer engines have a lot more gear attached to improve it's usabilty in multiple environments.
  • Leno March 26, 2010 at 12:08pm
    This is an image of the older 24i engine on a ScanEagle. While the engine has been greatly improved, the mounts have stayed the same. 3 shock absorbers was pretty darn close.

    626302453_8d23dbef3a.jpg

  • Jack Crossfire March 25, 2010 at 10:15pm


    Having enough money to make custom 2" wide ribbon cable is 1 of the perks of government grants. No tangled servo cables here.



    It's probably extremely braindead simple like mounting the firewall on 3 shock absorbers but it's definitely a wow factor.
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    Ryan Beall March 25, 2010 at 6:08pm
    I saw the first launch off of a navy vessel when I was on my freshman cruise for the Naval Academy! So lucky! Amazing gear. Capability is by far the cutting edge right now.
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