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RC Rubber Power Model Posted by: smorrismlbco
Video duration: 202 seconds RC Model with a big rubber band motor. This model is designed to climb a few hundred feet and then soar like a glider after the propeller folds. Radio controls the rudder and elevator, the model is built from balsa wood and covered in tissue paper. Related: airplane, glider, model, power, rc, rubber, soaring |
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SWIFT Video Posted by: smorrismlbco
Video duration: 617 seconds The original promotional video for the SWIFT hang glider, from 1993. The SWIFT is no longer produced by Bright Star Gliders, please contact Arieane in Belgium for info on the SWIFT Lite: http://www.aerian e.com/swiftlight.htm Related: flying, foot, glider, hang, launch, rigid, swift, tailless, wing |
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VTOL!!! Posted by: smorrismlbco
Video duration: 188 seconds V-Bat VTOL UAV test flight. Attitude stabilized with gyros in hover, manually controlled through RC. Related: company, mlb, model, rc, uav, v-bat, vtol |
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Swift Beyond 2000 Posted by: smorrismlbco
Video duration: 568 seconds Swift hang glider featured on "Beyond 2000" TV show. This was filmed in 1992 and the Swift aircraft are the first 2 composite prototypes. They do not feature the final form of the pilot fairing. Related: 2000, beyond, foot, glider, hang, launch, sailplane, soaring, swift |
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Ornithopter Experiment #1 Posted by: smorrismlbco
Video duration: 157 seconds Stiff-wing RC ornithopter with passively twisting wings made of foam and fabric. Related: model, ornithopter, rc |
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Oblique Flying Wing Demonstrator Posted by: smorrismlbco
Video duration: 392 seconds Research project at Stanford University sponsored by NASA Ames. This is a small-scale version of a 400 passenger SST that would cruise at Mach 1.8 and fly from LA to Tokyo for the same ticket price as a Boeing 747. Model is 20 ft span, 80 lb, computer stabilized, ducted fan powered. First flight May 10, 1994. RC used for guidance, model is unstable in pitch open-loop. Related: flying, model, oblique, rc, uav, wing |
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Unstable Tailless Demonstrator Posted by: smorrismlbco
Video duration: 561 seconds A research project from 1987. A statically unstable tailless aircraft (7% static instability) with on-board computer stabilization. Uses only trailing edge flaps for control. This work is quaint by today's standards, but very interesting in 1987. Related: computer, flying, model, rc, stabilized, tailless, uav, unstable, wing |
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Single Wing model experiments Posted by: smorrismlbco
Video duration: 465 seconds Autorotating and conversion model model experiments, from 1991 and 1994. Related: aircraft, autorotation, charybdis, conversion, maple, model, monocopter, rc, samara, seed, single, wing |
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Electric Dirt Bike First Test Posted by: smorrismlbco
Video duration: 114 seconds 1997 CR 125 converted to electric power. Initial tests use sealed lead acid batteries (not full design voltage yet). Eventually, batteries will be upgraded to lithium. Related: bike, dirt, electric, motocross |
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Ornithopter Experiment #2 Posted by: smorrismlbco
Video duration: 176 seconds Stiff-wing ornithopter with passively twisting wings. Model is based on Parkhawk flapping mechanism and is capable of gliding with the wings locked. Related: model, ornithopter, rc |
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Electric V-Bat Posted by: smorrismlbco
Video duration: 66 seconds This is an old video from 2003 showing the first V-Bat VTOL prototype, an electric powered model with 3 axis gyro stabilization. This version weighed 5.5 lbs, 3.5 ft span, and was built from balsa and mylar. Related: airplane, model, rc, uav, v-bat, vtol |
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i-Fly Vamp, more mod's Posted by: smorrismlbco
Video duration: 102 seconds Enlarged wings, fan-tail control. Improved turning response and better climb rate. Related: aviation, control, gadget, i-fly, mechanics, ornithopter, radio, space, vamp |
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V-Bat AUVSI Promo Video Posted by: smorrismlbco
Video duration: 426 seconds A compilation of V-Bat development so far for AUVSI 2007 show. Related: auvsi, uav, v-bat, vtol |
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V-Bat Autonomus Hover w/ Basic Maneuvers Posted by: smorrismlbco
Video duration: 415 seconds Fully autonomous operation with pre-programmed altitude, position, and heading changes. Maximum altitude 200 ft above ground and maximum descent rate is limited to 100 fpm. Related: aerial, airplane, model, photography, rc, sitter, tail, uav, v-bat, vtol |
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XXX First Soaring Flight Posted by: smorrismlbco
Video duration: 224 seconds 15 ft span RC model of a 3rd generation hang glider design. Model is 3/8 scale and is shown in the configuration with the full span flaps retracted. The design utilizes retractable flaps that change the wing area by over 40%. Related: foot, glider, hang, launch, rc, sailplane, soaring, ultrlaight |
