Solar Powered UAV

August 10, 2008 by Chris
This is probably one of the more interesting projects I've seen in a while, at least conceptually. A solar powered UAV seems at some level a no-brainer especially if it could fly high enough over the clouds & fast enough to always be in sun-light. The engineering behind it however is very complex. The project website has all the details you'd ever want!


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Balloon v1.0

May 9, 2008 by Chris
We've seen high-altitude balloon projects before, here's another one! The project write-up has all the details of the computer system inside. Be sure to checkout the high-altitude aerial photos, awesome stuff.


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DIY Cruise Missile

March 1, 2008 by Chris
This project has gotten alot of media attention over the years. As you can imagine instructions for building your own cruise missile could be disastrous in the wrong hands, but the author points out that it has reached the point where it's actually feasible even with a slim budget.


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Homemade Hovercraft

February 27, 2008 by Ben
For quite some time hovercraft were really popular. Recent times has seen the decline of them however, you can still build a remote control hovercraft quite easily! From big to small this project write up shows you how to build'm with some rather unexpected design techniques.



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HALO - High ALtitude Object

February 16, 2008 by Chris
The author of this project was destined to prove to his sister that the earth is round (which it is). The pictures and video obtained from the project are quite intriguing and the project write-up is very well done.



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Paparazzi, An Open Source UAV

January 25, 2008 by Chris
Paparazzi is an open source project of software for controlling Unmaned Aerial Vehicles. It works & has been demonstrated several times. Definitely worth a look.



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