Kingaroy UAV Challenge

[portfox]

Well, I popped out to the UAV challenge on wednesday to have a look to see what was happening, wow long ride on the GSXR, I tell you they are not made for long rides.
I was a little disappointed to only see 4 entries and the QUT team had crashed on morning practice and no replacement airframe.
I wasnt until 2pm the first of the "Find Outback Joe" entrants got airborne, but electrical problems forced them to pull out. Another entrant had engine issues and unfortunately I had to leave before I seen the rest fly.
So all in all it wasnt too bad, I think they could have some demos of RC there like jets and F3b demos, would have made the wait easier.

A couple of photos below, the first the QUT disaster. Second bob youngs UAV, he didnt fly this weekend.

[thevon]

Amazing stuff. Competitions like this really push the technology to new levels.

[callun]

A friend of a friend was working in Afghanistan on UAV's - looked a bit like the red one, but was more of a delta wing I think, and had heaps more things stickin out of it (radar domes and what not).

Theirs was pretty impressive - he showed me video of it taken through a night vis lens.

[ding]

A friend of mine that I learnt to fly with runs (I think) the QUT uav program.

[portfox]

A few of us from Boeing planned to enter this year, but funds did not come to pass :-( Hopefully next year we can get something funded from the company to enter.

S

[ezza]

Sept 29, 2008 9:00:19 GMT 10 portfox said:

A few of us from Boeing planned to enter this year, but funds did not come to pass :-( Hopefully next year we can get something funded from the company to enter.

S

Sorry for my lack of knowledge but it sounds interesting. What exactly is the task for UAV?

Eric

[portfox]

ooops should have posted it before, sorry guys.

www.uavoutbackchallenge.com.au/uavoutbackchallenge/index.htm

[combatnoosa]

Does anyone here have the slightest interest in forming a team to make one of these? anyone know of any sponsors who would hand over some cash?
If the answer is yes I am quite happy to offer my services with regard to building/flying/searching for the "lost Joe" as posted in this thread windsock.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=techaerotalk&action=display&thread=1121&page=1
we could use this for nav and AP project would cost somewhere near $2000 i would think...

Jay

[chamm37]

i would be in ;D i could help with building and reserch and i have some really smart friends at school might want to join aswell ;D