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Old August 14th, 2010, 21:16   #1
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Tactical drone possibility

I saw this online today:

http://ardrone.parrot.com/parrot-ar-drone/usa/

It is a small RC helicopter that is controlled via an iPhone. If it goes out of range it will hover at 6 meters. Says on a 11.1/1000 LiPo it gets 15 minutes of flight. It is equipped with a camera in the nose and a "down angle" camera.

The range is listed as 50 meters, hence the term I use "tactical". It would be for looking on the other side of a tree line or building.

The idea behind this could some day expanded, however, to a greater range so it could be a small battlefield drone. It leverages the iPhone and wifi for it's control probably to keep costs down. But the on-board processor with the "out of control" logic is what makes this a possibility for airsoft. You could transport it in a backpack and deploy it with minimal effort.

Again, good idea that will be better as it matures.

Oh, and in case anyone wants to go full out Predator, a friend of mine is flying one of these:

http://www.nitroplanes.com/mq9.html
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Old August 14th, 2010, 21:50   #2
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This has been posted before. It would make a good drone, but it's only limited to 15 mins of flight time and the urge to shoot at it may be too great for some people.
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Old August 14th, 2010, 21:52   #3
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A moving target, it would be one.
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