First off I want to say that I am very impressed with the work that is being done through this group. I was going to use a gumstix computer but the idea of using a cell phone was genius. Anyway, getting to the point. I was curious to know if anyone could suggest a platform that was battery powered and had a 30 minute flight endurance. My second question is a bit more specific. Has any one done work with low light, night vision, thermal or IR cameras?Infra red cameras can be made small and light weight but require reflected infra red light from an a second source like an LED bank and on top of that its relatively short range, less than 50ft. Night vision is same but not as bad, unfortunately its heavy, even the gen 3 stuff. Thermal would be optimal but I haven't used a thermal camera that weighed less than 5lbs.
By platform I mean plane. I apologize. I work with a lot of retired military so I end up brining the jargon home. Thank you both again for the suggestions. Some one mentioned the idea of using UAV's for civilian patrol and then everyone at the table looked at me because I'm the resident geek. I have been stumbling from concept to concept ever since. The Telemaster looks like a good starting point. I'll keep y'all updated.
By "platform" do you mean plane? There are loads that can carry large enough batteries for 30 minutes, starting with powered gliders like the EasyGlider Pro and also light wing-loading planes like a telemaster.
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