The Roswell Test Flight Crew met with several companies while attending Interdrone in Las Vegas last week. In this episode, Patrick Sherman of the Roswell Flight Test Crew hears from Randall Warnas of FLIR about the Duo Pro R: a combined infrared and visible light camera, featuring a Tau2 thermal imaging core, delivering 640x480 pixels or 336x256 pixels. The visible light … [Read more...] about FLIR Reveals Duo Pro R Thermal Imaging Camera at InterDrone 2017
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From Insitu: A Swarm of Solos for Autonomous Mapping Missions
The Roswell Test Flight Crew met with several companies while attending the Future Farm Drone Rodeo in Portland. In this episode, they speak with John Leipper, the Solutions Architecture Manager for drone manufacturer Insitu. At the Future Farm Drone Rodeo in Pendleton, Oregon, Insitu conducted a drone swarm demonstration using three 3DR Solos – all controlled by a single pilot … [Read more...] about From Insitu: A Swarm of Solos for Autonomous Mapping Missions
FLIR Black Hornet: Super Small Drone for Individual Soldiers
The Roswell Test Flight Crew met with several companies while attending Xponential in Dallas a couple months ago. In this episode, the Roswell Flight Test Crew speaks with Arne Skjaerpe, the vice president for UAV operations at FLIR Systems about the Black Hornet: a tiny drone that can be carried and deployed by individual soldiers. The aircraft weighs just 18 grams and is … [Read more...] about FLIR Black Hornet: Super Small Drone for Individual Soldiers
Have a Ball: Flyability Elios Industrial Inspection Drone
The Roswell Test Flight Crew met with several companies while attending Xponential in Dallas a couple months ago. In this episode, the Roswell Flight Test Crew speaks with Marc Gandillon, the marketing manager for Flyability about the company's ball-shaped industrial inspection drone, the Elios. The cage surrounding the drone is able to rotate independently of the drone itself, … [Read more...] about Have a Ball: Flyability Elios Industrial Inspection Drone
This Drone Flies for 60 Minutes (and Does Science!)
The Roswell Test Flight Crew met with several companies while attending Xponential in Dallas a couple months ago. In this episode, the Roswell Flight Test Crew speaks with Ryan Henderson, a UAS pilot with the University of Maryland. He begins by describing the Phoenix Ace V2 from UAV Solutions, which flies using a custom seven-cell battery combining lithium-polymer and … [Read more...] about This Drone Flies for 60 Minutes (and Does Science!)