CAP Talk

Operations => Aerospace Education => Topic started by: FARRIER on October 17, 2010, 09:35:38 AM

Title: Blimp/Dirigible as UAV
Post by: FARRIER on October 17, 2010, 09:35:38 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udQoRFIYiMk (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udQoRFIYiMk)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxtfsxsN7Gw (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxtfsxsN7Gw)

I'm posting these to generate thought. Who knows with the merging of new and old techlogies the cadets and future cadets of CAP will see.
Title: Re: Blimp/Dirigible as UAV
Post by: Jerry Jacobs on October 23, 2010, 08:04:01 AM
I've been toying with the idea of using a 40 foot RC blimp for SAR operations. 40 foot blimps can carry about 10 pounds of payload and have more than 4 hours of endurance. I believe that we currently have the technology of making this work on a budge of $30k, its just a matter of someone proving the concept