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Mission accomplished! The objective was to fly over 60 minutes (1 hour) without stopping to replace or recharge the batteries. This test was to prove that flying at this weight...
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Announcing the newest version of the Raptor 140! Its main objective is to fly over 120km(75mi) at 115kph(71mph) and send signals (including video!) over 3km(1.9mi). It should be ready to...
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Mission accomplished! The objective was to fly 43km cross country (take off in one location and land in another) and prove that this kind of long range endurance / autonomous...
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Victory! This week I successfully piloted the Raptor 140 over a marathon’s distance (42km or 26mi) by flying 45.7km or 28.4mi. I say pilot, but really it was a 99%...
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This week has been very windy, and I thought I’d try flying the Raptor 140 in gusts of wind over 33mph/53kph. This is also one of the requirements of my...
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After a few painful hand launches of my Raptor 140, I decided there had to be a better way to reliably and consistently get my large and slightly heavy airplane...
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This week I conducted the maiden flight of the Raptor 140b, the follow up and improvement on the original 140. It uses the exact kit I sell on my store,...
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This week the Raptor 140 completed a 30km (18.6mi) fully autonomous flight! It only used 58% of it’s 8.8Ah batteries, giving it a potential ability to cover 51.2km (31.8mi) on...
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This week I conducted the Raptor 140’s flight testing. I put it through the paces by testing it’s general maneuverability (pitch and roll), high maneuverability (rolls, loops, climbs), its speed...
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