"i do think its possible to fly this way, but this guys wings look too much like the ones i made out of coat hangers and trash bags when i was 10. although he does have the cool flapping motion, where mine were fixed and only allowed me to…"
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Daniel Hibben commented on Joel's blog post Dutch engineer is the first man in history to fly like a bird with self- built wingsDaniel Hibben commented on Joel's blog post Dutch engineer is the first man in history to fly like a bird with self- built wings"it looks just like the ones I built when I was 10 only Bigger
I Think its Doable"
Daniel Hibben commented on Daniel Hibben's photo
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"@Todd, hello my friend. thanks for the complements i just ordered my APM 2.0 so about 12 weeks out at this point, i plan to use sonar and an optical flow sensor on it as well to get the best performance i can. i do plan to do a write up on it i am…"
Todd Hill commented on Daniel Hibben's photoIMG_2906
"I saw your build the other day, freakin amazing Daniel! When will it be ready to test? Hope you do a write up on it. "
Daniel Hibben commented on Willie Prinsloo's blog post FPV to Shipwreck - Fly by & Crash..."what type of speed controllers are you using?"
Daniel Hibben commented on Daniel Hibben's photoIMG_2906
"the props are 16 in in dia. and can be found here multicopter props they have forward and reverse directions they cost 43$ each but are very well made and balanced from the factory"
Daniel Hibben commented on Chris Anderson's blog post TED Talk on U Penn swarming quads now live"i loved the part with the building being maped by the quad, just amazing"
Daniel Hibben commented on Chris Anderson's blog post Quad perches with bird-like feet"could be a little smaller, but i love the idea. there is great potential in this"
Daniel Hibben commented on Todd Hill's blog post Trilo-byte Foldable Y6 (v3)"way to go Todd. that is awesome i love it
let me know when you get it into production i will buy one :)"
Daniel Hibben commented on trappy's blog post Monument Valley (TBS @ USA Road Trip)"awesome work
you should come up to Washington and fly around Mt. St.Helen's volcano, the lava dome and crater are all snowy this time of year it's a beautiful area"
Daniel Hibben commented on Richard Unwin's blog post Scientists use drone to monitor beach pollution"i would also think though that the DF-X6 comes as a complete package deal also, base station, antennas, battery chargers, everything, its not all that over priced for what they offer in the full packages.
other aircraft they would need to buy all…"
Daniel Hibben commented on Richard Unwin's blog post Scientists use drone to monitor beach pollution"@robert this is true i forget that sometimes since i dont fly fixed that much anymore my self.
a fixed wing can be scary when just learning because its in motion right away good point"
Daniel Hibben commented on Richard Unwin's blog post Scientists use drone to monitor beach pollution"@Mike
i noticed this one first, however i haven't been on diy this week until today, but i did see the other post and your comment and wondered the same thing. i think they got a big grant and bought the biggest most expensive toy…"
Daniel Hibben commented on Chris Anderson's blog post Variable pitch quads fly upside down"i am wondering about the code needed to keep this thing in the air?
it would be far more complex then anything we now run."
Daniel Hibben commented on Richard Unwin's blog post Scientists use drone to monitor beach pollution"thank you @Gareth"
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- About Me:
- I love to Design, Build and fly multi Copters I would like to get into long Range fixed wing FPV Also
- Tell us a bit about your UAV interest
- I would love to be able to fly FPV for a living The closest To Being a Bird That I can Think of
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- Seattle
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the need for spotters in FPV or Collision avoidance systems?
Posted on December 27, 2011 at 2:17am 18 Comments 0 Likes
I fly FPV as do most of you Here at DIY Drones, and I will admit that I have flown at times without the use of a Spotter. Yes I know it’s a bad Idea to do so, however I also know I’m not alone. Lots of you do This I know I have seen The videos, But I don’t want to talk about this other than to raise the point that…
Continue KMT design study ?
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 2:46am 1 Comment 5 Likes
i just found this while browsing the web and thought it looked cool and figured i would share with the group.
i have not seen this before, it is from 2009 according to the date on it, if anyone has seen it before or if it has been on DIY Drones before let me know.
anyway it looks real cool and…
Continue more ramblings on the corvid
Posted on August 13, 2011 at 11:49pm 8 Comments 0 Likes
well the folding frame is done. i am currently waiting on the glue to dry on the motor mount/ nacelles, but the frame is done and folds perfectly, i made the arms a little longer then i first intended. i am hoping to get a little more stability out of it this way, the distance from motor shaft to CG is…
Continue ramblings about the Corvid Y6 build
Posted on August 13, 2011 at 12:30am 0 Comments 1 Like
i have finally gotten almost all of the materials i need to build my new Y6, cf sheets in 1.5mm, and cf tubes in 20mm id with 1mm wall, and 50mm id with a 1mm wall.
i have gotten the main box pieces cut for the folding arms and the motor nacelles and arm mounts for the…
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