Uav airframes

VTOL
https://diydrones.com/profiles/blogs/is-it-expensive-to-build-a-industrial-level-composite-material Diy build log notes, prices, suppliers etc. https://unmannedrc.com/collections/vtol-plane/products/swift-full-compiste-material-vtol-mapping-uav vtol frame

http://www.altiuas.com/ VTOL from South Africa, Knysna. powerful electric VTOL system allows the Transition to take-off and land in confined spaces and once at altitude, a 20cc four stroke petrol motor keeps the system airborne for up to 6 hours with support for a wide range of payloads and sensors that can quickly be swapped out and setup. Fully featured autonomous PX4 based open and proprietary software and hardware avionics system with easy to use ground control systems to suite.

For night time operation use the X8 flying wing and with custom modified ESC speed control at 20khz(above human hearing), instead of 4khz. Every hour the X8 lands and has its battery swapped out with DIY CncControllers that moves in the x,y,z axis.

Inverted V-tail

 * Inverted v-tail
 * http://www.auav.net/GALAH.html UAV airframes, flat bottom, boxed design, t-tail

diy models
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKkWElvF-a0 F35 out of cardboard 4mil views, allows for disposable uavs.

Icarus
http://3dprint.com/81207/3d-printed-solar-bush-plane/ ,  https://hackaday.io/project/1336-project-icarus-30-solar-anti-poaching-uas  ,  http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:913569

3DUAV

 * http://modelaero.com/
 * http://3duav.com/
 * http://diydrones.com/profiles/blogs/a-new-wing-design

Luftfotos
http://www.luftfotos24.de/produkte/beast-plane-m  Camera dome fused with nose

Volantexrc
http://www.volantexrc.com/products/fpv-airplane

http://diydrones.com/profiles/blogs/ranger-ex-uav-platform

Talon, techpod
Camera in dome


 * http://diydrones.com/profiles/blogs/the-techpod-featured-in-leading-hobby-magazine
 * http://diydrones.com/profiles/blogs/talon-arrived-finally
 * http://diydrones.com/group/x-uav-talon?
 * http://diydrones.com/profiles/blogs/mini-talon
 * http://www.fpvmodel.com/x-uav-mini-talon-fpv-plane_g391.html
 * Camera in nose design http://www.diydrones.com/profiles/blogs/techpod-10-beta#comments
 * http://www.rctech.se/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=61
 * http://www.asiatechdrones.com

twin boom
http://diydrones.ning.com/forum/topics/yet-another-twin-boom-1

HOOKS from diydrones

http://www.fpvflying.com/products/Hugin-UAV-platform-%28H%252dtail%29.html  Hugin FPV

Fly chopper at night
Strobe light illuminates blades for visual control of helicopter at night

http://forums.openpilot.org/topic/10977-boredom-found-a-rather-cool-laser-trick-with-quad-rotors/

http://www.myresearch.lt

Trimble wing
http://uas.trimble.com/X100

Batter size calculator
http://diydrones.com/profiles/blogs/lipo-battery-calculator

Sky walker

 * http://diydrones.com/profiles/blogs/skywalker-wall-e2000-2030mm-twin-motor-fpv-plane 2.4 m wing span
 * X8 model - http://diydrones.com/profiles/blogs/x8-flying-wing
 * http://www.skywalker-model.com/web/products.html  X8 flying wing
 * http://diydrones.com/profiles/blogs/pids-and-file-param-for-skywalker-wing-x5  PID settings
 * http://www.makedrones.com/
 * http://shop.flitetest.com/aircraft/ft-cruiser-speed-build-kit/

Pteryx
http://www.trigger.pl/pteryx/

Raven rq-11 clones
http://www.diydrones.com/profiles/blogs/condor-skywalker-1880

http://www.fpvflying.com/products/Condor-Skywalker-1880.html

http://www.bevrc.com/skywalker-1900mm-wings-for-any-version-of-skywalker-168-max-2-per-order_p306.html

http://www.nitroplanes.com/projet-003-rq11.html

Carlton university
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZonwT---j9E&feature=related  Note the frames in video

FPV



 * http://www.spyhawkfpv.com or archive.org spyhawkfpv
 * http://www.ebay.com/itm/Hubsan-SpyHawk-RC-Powered-Glider-Onboard-LIVE-CAMERA-VIEW-Spy-Hawk-RTF-FPV-/150812251474?pt=Radio_Control_Vehicles&hash=item231d1c5552&ssPageName=RSS:B:SHOP:US:101
 * http://www.foxtechfpv.com/

Quad frames
moved to Quad frames

large wing
https://web.archive.org/web/20160410195512/www.chrisgood.com/uav/airframe/stages.html

Nasa Ares
http://www.robotshop.com/gorobotics/the-news/science/nasas-ares-uav-to-explore-the-surface-of-mars-from-the-air

Aeromao frame
Uses pilon racer frame, attached to a pod. Smaller pod will result in higher speed but less endurance. http://diydrones.com/profiles/blogs/update-aeromapper-uav-aiframe-rtf-now-available-full-autopilot
 * http://www.aeromao.com/the_aeromapper_uav
 * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MU1a2OopOQo Sky observer long range UAV, Large dome pod for cameras and batteries.

Ideas
Build a d5f pylon racer but make the body larger and attache  small dome camera to underside, that can retract back into the fuselage when landing. Electric pylon RC racer that flies at over 200km/h. Or place the electric motor on top the fuselage,wing structure and form a round dome in the nose of the plane, merged with the fuselage and the camera inside at the front.

Aerosonde, best anti-vibration plane
moved to Inverted v-tail

http://uavfactory.com/
moved to Inverted v-tail

Best in production Airframe
http://www.diydrones.com/profiles/blogs/strong-epo-foam-skywalker-uav#comments

http://www.fpvflying.com/products/Skywalker-EPO-foam-platform-for-UAV-FPV.html

http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=684387

http://fpvhobby.com/40-168-cm-wingspan-airplane.html Delta wing 120cm

Maya airframe
http://diydrones.com/profiles/blogs/successful-35-km-full

http://vimeo.com/24236706

http://code.google.com/p/ardupilotdev/source/browse/#svn%2Ftrunk%2FAPM_MAJA

Draganfly Tango Surveillance
http://www.rctoys.com/rc-toys-and-parts/DF-TANGORC/RC-AIRPLANES.html

Although the DF Tango has exceptional roll and yaw stability in winds and turbulence, it has also been equipped with a flight leveling system similar to the thermal intelligence used on the Draganflyer V Ti. This feature consist of four thermal sensors and some intricate circuitry that can tell the difference between the ground and the sky

FPV video camera to use
http://www.rangevideo.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=111 CCD day/night cam It is fitted with a 1/3inch CCD sensor, Sony also has 1/2inch CCD.

Quadshot
http://wiki.thequadshot.com/wiki/Main_Page

Blackbird UAV
https://sites.google.com/site/blackbirduav/news-1

Quad airframes
fiber frame from Daedelus - Aeroquad

China produced airframes
http://www.diydrones.com/profiles/blogs/skywalker-platform-made-in?id=705844%3ABlogPost%3A211631&page=2#comments

Army plane with cam in nose
http://www.diydrones.com/profiles/blogs/is-this-ardupilot-inside-this#comments

RC simulator
http://www.realflight.com/sales.html

http://www.hobbypartz.com/e4chflsitrki.html

Hobbyking FPV frame
http://www.diydrones.com/profiles/blogs/eppcf-fpv-16m-rc-plane#comments

Baiojet
Uses ramp to launch with pully system, lands on the grass. Can be jet-engine or ducted electric fan powered. Or hoist into the air at 1km using an weather balloon.

http://www.sab-compositi.it/english/indexnews.htm

http://www.sab-compositi.it/english/indexnews.htm

Tamanaco, http://www.modelrc.it

Borjet airframe
http://www.bormatec.com/index.php/prod-engl-men/blog-4-column-2
 * http://diydrones.com/profiles/blogs/creator-modular-fixed-wing-flight-system
 * http://bormatec.com/index.php/en/products/creator

Flyingwings
http://www.diydrones.com/profiles/blogs/firecracker-1

http://www.flyingwings.co.uk/

http://screamingfoam.com/

fpv-community
http://fpv-community.com/

http://www.globe-flight.com/ video goggles for RC fpv

http://www.profili2.com/eng/default.htm

http://www.cncdirect.co.za/

delta wings
http://www.diydrones.com/profiles/blogs/something-a-little-different?id=705844%3ABlogPost%3A165762&page=2#comments

http://www.lehmannaviation.com/products/lm200.php

FY Tech airframe
http://www.diydrones.com/profiles/blogs/great-story-about-the-origins

http://shop.fyetech.com/dev_story.php

http://feiyutech.ning.com/

http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1238294

Micro gray ghost
http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1070373#post13134762 Pusher prop system'

Balloons to gain lift of UAV
http://www.gpsboomerang.com/content/view/19/33/

http://www.diydrones.com/profiles/blogs/custom-helicopter-imu#comments

http://www.davidankers.com/?p=11

http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/tutorial_info.php?tutorials_id=180

http://www.diydrones.com/profiles/blogs/great-documentation-of-a-noble#comments

Maya airframe
http://www.rescuerobotics.com.au/

http://www.diydrones.com/profiles/blogs/hi-everybody#comments

Rcgroups
http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1135458 Delta wing airframe for air photography

other
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibyMmOYQukQ Inverted v-tail type aerososde model with landing gear

http://www.uavm.com/uavfixedwing/fixedwinglinklistall.html Links to links

http://www.sensefly.com/products/swinglet/

Seeop
http://www.seeop.com/uav_services/wind_tunnel/index.html windtunnel 

http://www.seeop.com

What planes to use - Airframes
Scaneagle airframe not available commercially anymore, must copy somewhere else.
 * http://diydrones.com/profiles/blog/show?id=705844%3ABlogPost%3A41486&page=3#comments A lot of universities are using SIG Kadet Senior aircraft because of the relatively large internal space and 7 pound payload capacity
 * http://www.marcusuav.com/gallery.htm Uav videos
 * http://diydrones.com/profile/ThomasJCoyleIII See picture
 * http://www.auav.net/BOLT%20ON%20WINGS%20PHOTOS.html
 * http://www.fpvhobby.com/25-us-army-fpv-airplane.html
 * http://www.diydrones.com/profiles/blogs/buy-us-army-camera-plane?xg_source=activity&id=705844%3ABlogPost%3A147572&page=2#comments
 * http://www.diydrones.com/forum/topics/open-source-uav-airframe?id=705844%3ATopic%3A107318&page=8#comments
 * http://www.ilcdover.com/products/aerospace_defense/supportfiles/07ATC-217.pdf
 * http://www.borjet.de/product/index.php?navsubid=flro&language=1&navid=pro
 * http://www.diydrones.com/profiles/blogs/our-new-airframe-voyager

http://www.diydrones.com/forum/topics/open-source-uav-airframe?id=705844%3ATopic%3A107318&page=3#comments ScanEagle ,3m wingspan, 22h endurance

fotos http://api.ning.com/files/bR8nA-I0SJEFoWoc7DeNHS4LXbwlXPqLHu6d51F8yxKWq4AeTZ*U0lDqsEUVEsrUPv3sN-nLandE2dwo6gTokVnXfhFj5Cjv/Foto1.JPG


 * http://diydrones.com/profiles/blogs/owl-uav-fpv-platform Same as boeing uav
 * http://www.diydrones.com/forum/topics/funjet-or-easystar
 * http://www.diydrones.com/forum/topics/mq9-reaper
 * http://www.diydrones.com/forum/topics/easystar-fuselage-mod-question Easystar
 * http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_8005932/mpage_1/key_/tm.htm Predator build
 * http://www.javelin-uas.com/ Predator like design
 * http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/forumid_486/tt.htm UAV discussion board

Sullivan UAV alternators
http://www.sullivanuav.com/ Alternator for RC planes

Rcgroups flying wing
http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1028334&highlight=jaron Jaron's blog

Balancing blades to prevent vibration
http://www.diydrones.com/profiles/blogs/neurofuzzy-helicopter-problems#comments

What planes to use - Airframes
A lot of universities are using SIG Kadet Senior aircraft because of the relatively large internal space and 7 pound payload capacity
 * ( http://diydrones.com/profiles/blog/show?id=705844%3ABlogPost%3A41486&page=3#comments
 * http://www.marcusuav.com/gallery.htm Uav videos
 * http://diydrones.com/profile/ThomasJCoyleIII See picture
 * http://www.auav.net/BOLT%20ON%20WINGS%20PHOTOS.html

Scaneagle airframe not available commercially anymore, must copy somewhere else. http://www.diydrones.com/forum/topics/open-source-uav-airframe?id=705844%3ATopic%3A107318&page=3#comments ScanEagle ,3m wingspan, 22h endurance
 * http://www.fpvhobby.com/25-us-army-fpv-airplane.html
 * http://www.diydrones.com/profiles/blogs/buy-us-army-camera-plane?xg_source=activity&id=705844%3ABlogPost%3A147572&page=2#comments
 * http://www.diydrones.com/forum/topics/open-source-uav-airframe?id=705844%3ATopic%3A107318&page=8#comments
 * http://www.ilcdover.com/products/aerospace_defense/supportfiles/07ATC-217.pdf
 * http://www.borjet.de/product/index.php?navsubid=flro&language=1&navid=pro
 * http://www.diydrones.com/profiles/blogs/our-new-airframe-voyager
 * http://diydrones.com/profiles/blogs/owl-uav-fpv-platform Same as boeing uav
 * http://www.diydrones.com/forum/topics/funjet-or-easystar
 * http://www.diydrones.com/forum/topics/mq9-reaper
 * http://www.diydrones.com/forum/topics/easystar-fuselage-mod-question Easystar
 * http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_8005932/mpage_1/key_/tm.htm Predator build
 * http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/forumid_486/tt.htm UAV discussion board

Aerovironment
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AeroVironment

http://www.avinc.com/

http://www.patentstorm.us/search/advanced.html?ptn_no=&inv_nm=&ttl=&isdt_start=&isdt_end=&fldt_start=&fldt_end=&ptn_txt=&asg_nm=aerovironment&atn=&examiner=&cls=&int_cls=&doc_type[]=0&doc_type[]=1&sort=0

Barnard
http://www.barnardmicrosystems.com/L4E_inview_gallery.htm   mounts engine on each wing to keep fuselage open for payload.

http://www.suasnews.com/uav-videos/ Prion III

http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1135458 kurt

Laser range finder
http://latitudeengineering.net/index.php/products/agl.html

http://www.diydrones.com/profiles/blogs/laser-range-finder-hack?id=705844%3ABlogPost%3A193695&page=2#comments

Airship
http://latitudeengineering.net/index.php/products/statcam-aerial-surveillance-system.html

optical isolation
http://www.diydrones.com/profiles/blogs/opto-flight-world-first-fiber#comments

http://www.flytron.com/68-i-zo-5000volt-optically-isolated-servo-extension.html

other
http://www.fanwing.com/uav.htm

http://www.uavm.com/uavfixedwing/fixedwinglinklistall.html

camera eye
http://wrightmodel.com/EyePlane_Info.html eye plane kits with camera pod

http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1325273&highlight=ursus URSUS foam FPV type plane

fpvpilot.com
http://fpvpilot.com/AntennaTrackerMount.aspx Antenna tracking

Tilt rotor
http://www.iai.co.il/sip_storage/FILES/8/38198.pdf

UAV engine technology
http://www.currawongeng.com/  Fuel injection, Gimbal for UAV

Links to images of UAV
Picture of drone to copy

http://outofcentralasianow.wordpress.com/2010/01/22/pakistan-will-get-shadow-drones-from-us-a-very-bad-move-march-20-march-on-washington-end-the-wars-sign-up-here/

Google images of drones http://www.google.com/images?q=uav+drone&hl=en&biw=1280&bih=799&tbs=isch:1,itp:photo&source=lnt&sa=X&ei=FVd3TI_gLYmB4Qa_kPTgBQ&ved=0CA0QpwU

http://www.uav-autopilots.de/4.html

Flat body with camera under, stable v-tail type design http://www.longwarjournal.org/threat-matrix/archives/2010/01/us_offers_unarmed_uavs_to_paki_1.php


 * Camera in nose, antenna part of rudder http://www.rheinmetall-defence.com/index.php?fid=3517&lang=3
 * http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2011/05/teeny-tiny-drone-fires-teeny-tiny-missile-gulp/ camera dome under fuselage.
 * http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/researchanddevelopment/2012/04/collab-soton-uav.shtml camera behind front wheel
 * http://www.naval-technology.com/projects/scaneagle-uav/scaneagle-uav1.html  Camera in nose
 * http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/aircraft-pictures/2010/08/zala-421-20-uav-performs-first.html  zala
 * http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/aircraft-pictures/2010/08/boeinginsitu-integrator-soars.html Insitu scan-eagle type frame with twin booms
 * http://www.uavsi.uk.com/vigilant.php Pylon racer on elongated pod, with camera gimball attached to the bottom
 * http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/four-fcs-uav-subcontracts-awarded-updated-0928/ rq-7a inverted v-tail

Links
nick rehm doesn't use kalman, preferred solution with Gentlenav for flight control
 * Inverted v-tail
 * http://aeromao.com/aeromapper_talon_uav
 * http://gofleye.com/, https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gofleye/fleye-your-personal-flying-robot?ref=discovery hover drone enclosed in plastic for safety.

http://www.finwinghobby.com/product_view.aspx?id=24

http://swiftradioplanes.com/

http://www.getfpv.com/planes/fpv-planes/rvjet-flying-wing-white.html Domed nose camera for 180 degree movement. RVJET

http://www.ecalc.ch/ rc calculations, battery, motors, props etc.