Being from Lockheed it's not DIY by any means, but this could be an interesting concept to play with."The Samarai is about a foot long, and has just two moving parts plus a camera. It can be controlled by a remote control or by an app on a tablet computer."
The full article is in the Navy Times.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvG-AmwVDmc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UY38uho9ZdE
Clearly not a vehicle for FPV unless you could have it transmit 1 image per revolution.
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very reminiscent of Jack Crossfire's Marcy 1 work.
Moving the center of mass toward the single wing results in less of the wing moving productively - and in extreme cases, in part of the wing moving backwards through the air.
Still, with enough battery weight etc; it can be reasonable.
Props in the uncontested airstream may outperform props straddling the airfoil - however, we might consider a wing-leading prop to be in the least turbulent air.
The samara configuration is pretty cool. One advantage is a large amount of passive stability since any lateral imbalances are canceled out by the rotation.
@Yuan- The University of Maryland vehicle is a different project than Lockheed's.
whats the sens of this? camera is always in movement, no way to get a decent image
But can it draw Marcy 1 & Air Force logos in the air?
mine running an APM
see topic:jaw-dropping-project-but-need-a-little-help
Is this related to University of Maryland's maple seed copter?