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Old 02-24-2010, 15:15   #1
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Awesome!

http://www.wimp.com/thehexacopter/

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Old 02-24-2010, 15:44   #2
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now if they could just mount a camera and turn down the dBs that would be a sweet tool.
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Old 02-24-2010, 15:50   #3
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Richard,

You promised me one for my recent birthday and I'm still waiting for it !!!!!

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Old 02-24-2010, 15:52   #4
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I find this really interesting being that I work in this field. I was especially impressed by the gps position/altitude hold and return home functions. While this is definitely nothing new to the Unmanned world it's amazing the size of the package they got it into.
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Old 02-24-2010, 16:51   #5
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You can have your own for approximately 1200 euros, not including the transmitter and receiver:

https://www.mikrocontroller.com/inde...751778002dc1ec
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Old 02-24-2010, 22:53   #6
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Flown in first person view.... ie, RC controller, wireless feed, using video glasses onsite to navigate the aircraft....

http://vimeo.com/7671131

I'd like to build their octokopter, get some fusion NVG's tied into a uplink, and use it for SAR up here...
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Old 02-24-2010, 23:44   #7
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So whats the practical ceiling on this thing?

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