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Uploaded by on May 16, 2011

Here are the new standards for UAV-planes ;-)

In the first episode motor, rudder and tail servos are not yet installed.

Plane is home made, there is no ready kit available.

- Wingspan 150 cm
- Length 120 cm
- Empty weight without batteries 1.3 kg
- Maximum load with batteries is about 1.2 kg
- Maximum takeoff weight is about 2.5 kg
- Flight speed is about 50 km/h, maximum about 80 km/h
- Flight travel with one 2100 mAh battery is about 7 km, flight time is approximately 8 minutes
- There is space for 4 batteries, so flight time is more than 30 minutes
- Space for autopilot, batteries and payload is about 30 x 7 x 5 cm.
- Wing is made from EPP foam, it is made with CNC hot wire cutter
- Fuselage is made from EPP foam and PVC pipe or fishing rod
- Price of the plane frame without servos and motor is less than 100 euros
- Price of the plane with good servos, motor and wires, but without batteries and remote control is about 395 euros in Finland, in other countries much, much less...
- The building time is about 8 hours


Plane homepage in Finnish: http://sites.google.com/site/taigacam/

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  • Mehel on saapad küll head, vist NOKIA omad =)

  • When I first saw it I laughed at the "the new standards for UAV-planes" tag line but after seeing what you put it through I take my hat off to you it's a damn good plane for the way I fly! ;-)

  • Wow super nice Video....

  • Hienosti workkii tuo kameran gyrolavetti! Ihan ammattimaiselta kameravakautukselta jo näyttää.

    Hyvä myös tuo yksinkertainen ja sitkeä rakenne! Fläpsitkin ilmeisesti ovat, en saa videosta oikein selvää?

    Siivekkeet näyttäisivät olevan myös? Siinä olisi muuten vielä mahdollisuus yksinkertaistaa lentsikkaa hieman: Jos kärkiveekulmia lisäisi n. 5 ... 10 cm:llä, siivekkeet jäisivät tarpeettomiksi. Kärkisakkaustaipumus poistuisi kokonaan jyrkkien kärkiveekulmien myötä.

  • Aside from the obvious, the roll stabilization was pretty impressive on the aerial shots!

  • Wow!

  • Noo, that went too far!

  • Fantastic. The Best plane presentation! Not like my foam plane which has more glue than foam.

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