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Originally Posted by Video Mixdown
(Post 11499303)
Does it matter?
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Perhaps one of the aims of the sortie was to get rid of a few bugs?
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Originally Posted by sycamore
(Post 11499327)
F1 cameras all have `rolling cleaners` on their cameras for `bug-cleaning`,even if it is `autonymous`,it should have a `manual` overide,to cover autopilot failure.....
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Originally Posted by Less Hair
(Post 11499297)
They took off again still with the insect/dot on the tail camera lens they had picked up on final?
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Originally Posted by Video Mixdown
(Post 11499278)
According to their website:Windracers drones are uncrewed and fly autonomously, controlled by our advanced autopilot solution Masterless™. Masterless™ is an entirely new architecture that has been developed and patented by our sister company Distributed Avionics, providing best in class autopilot technology for drones in the world.
Distributed Avionics was founded by Windracers to design and build an affordable and extremely robust autopilot solution that adheres to our rigorous design philosophy. |
Originally Posted by Timelord
(Post 11499411)
Hmm, clever. I wonder how you program it to land on a moving runway?
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Originally Posted by Ninthace
(Post 11499418)
Tell it where the runway is?
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It was a pretty ropey landing anyway. Became very unstable in the last few feet and after touchdown looked like it was going for the island until the brakes were jammed on hard..
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Virtually clear deck, CAVOK, no wind, and pretty much flat calm. It's a start but it looks like there is a lot of development to do to move from looking at feasibility to an operational system. IMO it will require ship controlled landing once it closes with the ship/task group.
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Originally Posted by SLXOwft
(Post 11499442)
Virtually clear deck, CAVOK, no wind, and pretty much flat calm. It's a start but it looks like there is a lot of development to do to move from looking at feasibility to an operational system. IMO it will require ship controlled landing once it closes with the ship/task group.
Originally Posted by SpazSinbad
(Post 11159367)
MQ-25 Completes First U.S. Navy Carrier Tests [same as twatta video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFrzKILwfFg |
Originally Posted by chevvron
(Post 11499429)
It was a pretty ropey landing anyway. Became very unstable in the last few feet and after touchdown looked like it was going for the island until the brakes were jammed on hard..
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To take off and land there is a human Pilot/Operator using a conventional radio control (see pics below). Only in transit does an autonomous autopilot take over. The problem is that this thing has no detect and avoid capability and so it has to have an airspace reservation to fly about.
https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....785c67f31.jpeg https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....61b257528.jpeg https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....b6ccd1f95.jpeg https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....eb1183d94.jpeg https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....3a0029aaf.jpeg You are also going to have to clear all of your expensive proper aircraft off of the deck - can you imagine when this thing hits an £80M+ F35B!!! |
Originally Posted by Lima Juliet
(Post 11499505)
To take off and land there is a human Pilot/Operator using a conventional radio control (see pics below). Only in transit does an autonomous autopilot take over. The problem is that this thing has no detect and avoid capability and so it has to have an airspace reservation to fly about. You are also going to have to clear all of your expensive proper aircraft off of the deck - can you imagine when this thing hits an £80M+ F35B!!!
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Video Mixdown - I’ll do it for you in a Cessna 172. I’ll carry more, go faster, be less of a risk to those on deck, probably be cheaper and won’t need an airspace reservation… :8
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But you will have to have it modded by BAe so it costs at least £ 10 mm a throw I'm afraid
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Originally Posted by Expatrick
(Post 11499465)
Bit harsh - given its vision was obscured by an insect!
All looks very Heath Robinson, and I am not sure that it proves anything which needs or is worth proving. |
well its cheaper than sending out a Helicopter with the pizzas...............
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I see the navy didn't trust it to land safely - had the deck cleared of men, machines & aircraft!!
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Actually we don't have any but don't tell anyone..........................
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Originally Posted by Ninthace
(Post 11499451)
I believe the US has done it with much bigger and better systems. I cannot be beyond the wit of Jack to sort something out.
Kinda knocks a twin prop parcel carrier into touch. |
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