The RQ-1 Watcher
After the formation of Vigilant, the companies CEO realized that without a goal, the company would simply go nowhere. So he, and a team of 10 people at the time, drafted up the Watcher the first drone ever developed by the company.
The Watcher is dead simple to operate. Its maintenance is quick and easy, and it is very cheap compared to the drones the team had worked on prior to the PMC's formation.
While those cost tens of millions in development and research, this drone only cost the average cost of a used car today (around $18,000) to research, tool, program, and test. The drawbacks are evident however, it is cumbersome for a small drone, being 14ft long and wide unpacked, and weighing over 330lb, not exactly as portable as other options, and having little space for a battery meant it only has a max of 17 minutes of flight time before the battery kicks the bucket, but the drone made up for that in its reliability, being able to follow gps tracks within 2 meters of accuracy, and successfully avoiding potential threat areas. All you gotta to do is give it a destination, and it will do everything it can to get there!
Varient One: Empty
Unit Cost: $4,500
Flight Time: ~16m 40s
Varient Two: "Research Equipment"
Unit Cost: $4,500 + $2,000 "Equipment" and ×6 Hardpoints
Flight Time: ~16m 40s
NOTES
• This plane is very slow, 105mph level flight, I recommend you speed up time, just remember to make sensitive movements only.
• Controls and a "Legal Disclamer" are in the craft instructions.
• Vigilant LLC. is NOT responsible for any misuse of its Products and Services.
• Does anyone even read these...?
Specifications
Spotlights
- AtlasMilitaryIndustries one month ago
- SuperSuperTheSylph one month ago
- Erc90F4RU one month ago
- Rb2h one month ago
- Monarchii one month ago
- SimplyElegant one month ago
- KatBapa20 one month ago
General Characteristics
- Created On Android
- Wingspan 14.1ft (4.3m)
- Length 14.1ft (4.3m)
- Height 4.2ft (1.3m)
- Empty Weight N/A
- Loaded Weight 332lbs (150kg)
Performance
- Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.24
- Wing Loading 6.6lbs/ft2 (32.1kg/m2)
- Wing Area 50.5ft2 (4.7m2)
- Drag Points 1053
Parts
- Number of Parts 46
- Control Surfaces 4
- Performance Cost 269
@Monarchii @ReinMcDeer @NewWorldAerospace
I hope you all enjoy this, I just really wanted to make smth tiny and simple and I thought "what better than a drone?
Also I really like that style I chose for the thumbnail, and I think im definitely gonna be using it in the future. It just looks so eye-catching imo.
I hope the mods don't have a problem with it being solid colors, I don't think it looks misleading...
noway
Idea is really good, now time to have a manned drone :trollface: (dat idea is actually interesting, try change for fun some UAV to make it being controlled by pilot fully, noe like o yeas, me can sit in 1 billion kilometers and ma UAV will do work. Like for example: me in 1 moment noticed how interesting looks RQ-4 and me got funni idea, "If me change design for a bit and add canopy, how would it look?". Result is ma Yakovlev Yak-203V, something like dat...)
Dats like, people already started being slightly tired of having super wild with 1 billion images description (like, me using images a lot in description, if you saw ma works, you'll too notice it) and seeing something simple dat actually looks good is interesting and people like it, upvoting and spotlighting. Deserved getting spotlight!
@VigilantEyes noted, whatever that means, I'm sure I'll find it
@KatBapa20 I get that with this craft in particular, cause at the end of the day, its all one color. But still, im glad ye like it, ill try to add some more color with future crafts. :)
Well @VigilantEyes , In my opinion about this, while it looks cool and unique to some people, especially you, i don't really find this kind of thumbnail so eye-catching, due to firstly: the solid colors of your craft looks kinda awkward to even just look at that but, that's just me having my own preferences so anyway, despite my slight dislike about this style, your thumbnail is still cool by the way :D
@Monarchii Ty lol, all im comfortable saying is, I made good use of the emission setting for paints.
holy fxk th thumbnail FXKS HOTDAMN. how the fxk do you even do that my Lord that's beautiful.
One Word,
Thats Beautifull!
@VigilantEyes yes. I have some ideas for this…
@BOSSentinel Yeah, just make sure to make the style at least a little different. I dunno how to put it, just don't make it exactly the same, yk?
May I use, and this is SO GOOD!!!
@SCtheONE Ty! I knew I was cooking with it lol.
i read them and that thumbnail is badass