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MulticopterLT, a community of multicopter users in Lithuania. A multirotor or multicopter is a rotorcraft with more than two rotors.
Multirotors often use fixed-pitch blades, whose rotor pitch does not vary as the blades rotate; control of vehicle motion is achieved by varying the relative speed of each rotor to change the thrust and torque produced by each. Due to their ease of both construction and control, multirotor aircraft are frequently used in model and radio control aircraft projects in which the names quadcopter, hexa
17/09/2015
One day you dream about similar approach, another day you see prototype flying :)
http://makezine.com/2015/02/20/krossblade-skyprowler-vtol-drone/
Vertical Take-Off Quadcopter is Like A Mini Harrier Jet | Make: After vertically taking off, its four quadcopter blades and landing gear are retracted. This allows it to fly unobstructed as an airplane.
22/06/2015
One more interesting autopilot approach:
http://www.emlid.com/
Emlid Navio+ runs well proven APM autopilot and can operate in different flight modes including manual, stabilize, follow-me and auto. Code is executed directly on Raspberry Pi with real-time Linux kernel and you can run your applications alongside. Copter, Plane and Rover are supported.
18/05/2015
yep, it's really fast one :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsTUE9ag28o
diy minicp130 mn2206 2000kv 6x4.5 hqprop kiss esc proto 30a nanowii 6s1500 35c speedrun
29/04/2015
24/04/2015
http://www.digitaltrends.com/cool-tech/freefly-alta-camera-drone/ #/5
With a top-mounted camera, the Alta can get shots that other drones only dream of Designed with aerial cinematographers in mind, the Alta drone is a ready-to-fly hexacopter (six rotor) drone capable of carrying payloads of up to 15 pounds. And its top-mounted camera is unique.
16/04/2015
http://www.engadget.com/2015/04/13/anti-drone-drone-in-france/
France's anti-drone drone can spot malicious pilots in under a minute Paris has been hit with a spate of anonymously-piloted drones flying over key landmarks, government buildings and even a nuclear power station. It's not
12/02/2015
http://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/aerial-robots/gimball-drones-for-good-competition
This Invincible Flying Robot Just Won a $1 Million Drone Competition - IEEE Spectrum Flyability's cleverly designed drone wins Drones for Good competition
13/11/2014
The DJI Inspire One is the best drone I've ever seen The drone game has changed. That may sound like hyperbole, but that was my first impression when experiencing the DJI Inspire One. This is a unit that anyone could pick up and learn to fly quickly,...
03/11/2014
And here's the next level drone usage:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NsxyV-kgfio =134
FPV Racing - Crash Session!!! Compilation de 3 sessions du midi avec Bewweb et Le Baron Rouge... Temps de vol moyen pour moi : 36 secondes... ;-)) Costaud ces bestioles!! 3 noon session c...
09/07/2014
http://nypost.com/2014/07/07/two-drones-in-near-miss-with-nypd-copter-over-gwb/
Two drones almost collide with NYPD chopper Two drones nearly took out an NYPD chopper over the George Washington Bridge on Monday, and cops arrested the wayward crafts’ operators, law-enforcement sources told The Post. The Aviation Unit hel...
04/07/2014
Almost for free:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/APM2-6-ArduPilot-Mega-Flight-Controller-NEO-6M-GPS-for-Multicopter-/221483246449?pt=AU_Gadgets&hash=item33916e2371
APM2.6 ArduPilot Mega Flight Controller + NEO-6M GPS for Multicopter APM2.6 ArduPilot Mega 2.6 External Compass APM Flight Controller Board w/GPS for Multicopter Fixed-wing Copter. APM2.6 ArduPilot Mega 2.6 External Compass APM Flight Controller Board w/GPS for Multicopter Fixed-wing Copter.
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