WoW Check this out : hexacopter, a must see !

[codewalker]

:
Ok, got something real cool here : hexacopter !

It runs on battaries but goes blowing faster compared to something similar
with an internal combustion engine . . . awesome flight power !!

All here :

http://biertijd.com/mediaplayer/?itemid=18685

I checked it through google, this thing is for real !

here's one with a HD Video cam on it, amazing performance :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uZg49Kk ... re=related

I'm going to buy one asap before the govs or pollies are going to take
this away from the public. It's just too cool not to have.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hd_rm94y ... re=related

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xb66mr ... r-jr_sport

cw

[Joakim Christiansen]

I saw that video yesterday, damn sweet (and fast)!
I am actually building a quadrocopter, I thought hexa would be a little overkill, still waiting for the motors...

[SFSxOI]

Cripes! No wonder people think they see UFO's.

I want one too

[Spaceman Spiff]

This is cool! It looks like every motor turns opposite to the one across from it... I wonder how easy it is to turn?

[DoubleDutch]

Amazing stuff.

Here is the homepage with all info, programs, etc

http://mikrokopter.de/ucwiki/en/MK-Hexa

[SFSxOI]

order just about everything for it here > https://www.mikrocontroller.com/index.p ... x&cPath=80 > looks like this is mostly a you-put-it-together-yourself project. I want one fully assenbled, i'll buy one now if they have one.

[codewalker]

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I found the extended version of the first video. (need latest flashplayer)

http://hackaday.com/2010/02/15/hexacopter/

Here it shows :

1. gps
2. coming home
3. elevator mode
4. hight control
5. payload

And here it even shows that it can fly a route along waypoints that you can upload with a laptop.

http://mikrokopter.de/ucwiki/VideoAbspielen?id=195


greetings
cw

[blueznl]

Add a little 3.5 cc engine with a small alternator, which should weigh only little, and you would extend flight time to incredible numbers... Add a zoom home waypoint so you can send it out of transmitter reach, and return to base when the fuel is gone and only battery is left...

I love it, but it would be increadibly easy to abuse...