Quadrotor Discussion

[POLAND_SPUD]

Even if you destroy the structure completely, as long as you keep the fittings intact you can very easily cut yourself a new airframe out of foam board.

I know... that's plan B

[jackssmirkingrevenge]

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Game of Drones lolol

Pretty tough... far from bulletproof though.

[POLAND_SPUD]

I saw this design on diydrones a few months ago

I wonder what's its weight

[jackssmirkingrevenge]

Voila, the hover mast!

[POLAND_SPUD]

would be way cooler if it had a .50cal machinegun

ohh and I found this on that site
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Sure some of them are animations only, but damn that's a lot of UAVs

[jackssmirkingrevenge]

As an Israeli innovation, that can't be far off.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2 ... lehem.html

Weakened men boiled soup made from the leaves of lemon trees picked in the Greek Orthodox compound--gathered under the menacing sight of a remote-controlled sniper rifle bolted to the top of a crane at the edge of Manger Square.

Using one of these: http://www.dtic.mil/ndia/2007gun_missil ... tation.pdf

ohh and I found this on that site

One of my favourite sites to keep up with weapon development

[POLAND_SPUD]

Using one of these

Awesome find

One of my favourite sites to keep up with weapon development

Heh I waste too much time on such stuff... I start reading or watching movies and puff
...there goes my entire evening

[jackssmirkingrevenge]

Awesome find

I can definitely imagine a future UCAV that is basically a mid sized quadrotor with a 22LR rifle, where the idea is that it would not shoot from the air but fly to hard-to-reach concealed positions in order to be more accurate.

100 metres would be a realistic range for 22LR according to the Russians, more than enough stand-off and with a good suppressor it would be practically undetectable.

Heh I waste too much time on such stuff...

Research isn't a waste of time

[POLAND_SPUD]

but fly to hard-to-reach concealed positions

Yeah same conclusion here. Though I think you can get good enough stabilisation in flight

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flight starts at 1:18

according to the Russians

and Israelis

[jackssmirkingrevenge]

Though I think you can get good enough stabilisation in flight

Impressive!

In that case, ditch the rifle, fit one of these, fly right up to the enemy and shoot them in the face.

[Zeus]

Edit, missed Jack's post completely.....

[jackssmirkingrevenge]

Russian carbon fiber fapfest:





From here: http://www.vitalykuzmin.net/?q=node/515

[POLAND_SPUD]

Nice find... though not this particular UAV, but the site itself

It seems there's a lot of interest in UAVs and money invested in them. Have you considered making custom parts for them ? Like for example gimbals/pantilt units?

[POLAND_SPUD]

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Do want

[jackssmirkingrevenge]

LOLOL @ the kegcopter!

and totally gratuitous sunscreen bukkake metaphor