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Black Hornet Nano UAV (91.2:4) [V1]

52.4k RocCrafter101  5.4 years ago


A Black Hornet nano helicopter unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV).

Background

Wikipedia

"The Black Hornet Nano is a military micro unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) developed by Prox Dynamics AS of Norway, and in use by the armed forces of United States, France, United Kingdom, Germany, Australia, Norway, Netherlands, Turkey and India.

The unit measures around 10 × 2.5 cm (4 × 1 in) and provides troops on the ground with local situational awareness. They are small enough to fit in one hand and weigh just over half an ounce (16 g, including batteries).

The UAV is equipped with a camera, which gives the operator full-motion video and still images. They were developed as part of a £20 million contract for 160 units with Marlborough Communications Ltd.

An operator can be trained to operate the Black Hornet in as little as 20 minutes. The air vehicle has three cameras; one looking forward, one looking straight down, and one pointing downward at 45 degrees. A Black Hornet package contains two helicopters, and since a 90% charge is reached in 20-25 minutes, the same as its hovering time, when one needs to be recharged the other is ready to fly. Top speed is 11 mph (18 km/h).

In October 2014, Prox Dynamics unveiled a version of its PD-100 Black Hornet with night vision capabilities, fitted with both long-wave infrared and day video sensors that can transmit video streams or high-resolution still images via a digital data-link with a 1 mi (1.6 km) range. Over 3,000 Black Hornets had been delivered to date."

Controls

Movement

-Throttle Accelerates
-VTOL Controls the propeller pitch (Up goes up, Down goes down)
-Helicopter Controls (Pitch forward to move forward, use yaw to keep stable when rolling)

Weapons

-None IRL
-(Just for entertainment purposes, AG1 activates 80mm Rotary cannon and a Boom 50)

General Characteristics

  • Created On Mac
  • Wingspan 1.2ft (0.4m)
  • Length 7.6ft (2.3m)
  • Height 2.7ft (0.8m)
  • Empty Weight 2,539lbs (1,151kg)
  • Loaded Weight 3,644lbs (1,652kg)

Performance

  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.617
  • Wing Loading 25.8lbs/ft2 (125.9kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 141.3ft2 (13.1m2)
  • Drag Points 340

Parts

  • Number of Parts 47
  • Control Surfaces 5
  • Performance Cost 228
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    195 Smach3

    This is awesome, I just changed the settings for the gyro - if it can lean forward more extreme it is an absolute flying boss.

    great job man ;-)

    5.3 years ago
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    7,256 Roswell

    Omg the boom 50 explosion is so cute XD

    5.4 years ago
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    nice

    5.4 years ago
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    @greasytortle "The Flying Above Ground" designer mod.

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    16.3k greasytortle

    Nice! What editor background is that?

    5.4 years ago
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    @RocCrafter101 Turkish Armed Forces also using Black Hornet

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    32.3k CRJ900Pilot

    Cool!

    5.4 years ago