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DB4 “Sketto” Gunship Quadcopter
Concept
My motivation behind this thing comes from the many inspiring drawings at the Concept-Ships blog, and the theme itself is an integration of actually three themes: First a foremost the evolution of the Bell H1 Huey, second is Road Warrior and then Star Wars! You may also notice a big influence of other aircraft: Bell 47 Chopper, F9C Sparrowhawk / USS Macon, F-4 Phantom, B-25, 1960’s U.S. Navy paint schemes. Its roll is in Patrol, Defensive, Support, Heavy Lift and Re-Supply. Operations are undertaken in Gas Planet Mining Colonies. No land = no landing gear. Instead it hooks off a large Mother Ship (Airship).
Fun Facts
-107 Brickarms
-1600+ Bricks
-32 Feet of Tubing
-275 DBG Minifig Hands
-Took 3 months to build.
-“Sketto” A four winged blood sucking Star Wars creature.
Construction
-Main construction is made from the tubing and large panels, any bricks used are for the engines and detailing. Lego sail cloth and string are used in the fuselage. Decal / Sticker material used throughout.
-Panels are Light BLY with both the inner and outer sides cover in large full custom decals.
-The fuselage is all tubular construction with Lego sail cloth underneath. To help hold it in place, string runs along the inside of the tubing. The rear engine heat shield is also Lego sail cloth covered in an aluminum sticker material.
-Engines can tilt forward and back 75 deg, and in and out 25 deg.
-Weapons bay hold two ADC500 500lbs “Blockbuster” (Atmospheric Depth Charges)
-Rocket pods hold 28 BR-9X 60lbs “Shrike” Short Range Heat Seeking Missile (4 Pods)
-Docking Hook can be extended. This works like the F9C Sparrowhawk / USS Macon did in 1930’s. While in the Navy I worked in the hanger for the USS Macon, as well as the Mythbusters!
A pair of colorful trees captured from above by "SPIKE" ... my Phantom 2 / GoPro Hero 3+ "Black" drone.
Taken in Gaines Township, MI.
It will now remain an interesting memory and a learning experience of how not to fly.Have to plan to build my own now. Will keep all posted on progress of the new build. This picture was taken by the quad when I was carrying it for launch.
some more shots from the little toy quadcopter
Biscuit & Treacle continue their games, Saxon is ever vigilant, Lotus turns her back :-)
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I took the drone out with the in-laws on Sunday. This taken from Greenwood Village so you can see the DTC in the background and downtown Denver on far right.
I've been playing around for the past couple of months with a very small quadcopter, a four-propellered flying machine with a built-in gyroscope for stabilization.
Luckily I ordered two of these copters at once, because, having never flown any kind of remote-controlled aircraft before, I knew I'd be having many gut-wrenching, destructive crashes.
I was absolutely right! When I broke a motor, propeller, or arm, I was able to simply cannibalize parts from the second copter to repair the damage and get the thing back in the air.
Now I can fly the quad for half an hour at a time, enjoying the fantastic grace of the thing, without having any unsightly "situations". I do this several mornings each week, and find the experience very relaxing, even somewhat Zen-like.
It's all an experiment to see how well I'm able to pilot such a craft, with the thought of possibly moving up to a larger model capable of flying a good quality camera. Whether or not I decide to take that next step, I'm happy that I've become familiar with these marvelous contraptions.
Taken by a $44 HD mini-cam velcroed to the bottom of a $45 quadcopter.
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Well, I don't think it's actually a quadcopter, but I'm sure she could play one. I saw her in concert twice with Hans Zimmer, and she always trashes apart her bow-thing. It's called a bow, right? This is a good indication of how little I know about playing music… And how cool is that cello?
- Trey Ratcliff
Click here to read the rest of this post at the Stuck in Customs blog.
After a month of research and two months waiting for parts, my 250 size FPV quadcopter is finally ready.
It's first flight was also my first time flying a quad, but even after some hard "landings" and some grass cutting, it's as good as new!
You can check my first flight here: youtu.be/x9-L1QLTJUA
When no one is around it is quite fun to fly the drone for a different view. This is a late afternoon, early spring in the Adelaide Hills, which is higher than most of Adelaide, with relatively lower temperatures and higher rainfall than the plains, similar to LA.
Below are lush farms and boutique wineries that will soon turn brown over summer and subject to bush fires in the less cleared areas.
DB4 “Sketto” Gunship Quadcopter
Concept
My motivation behind this thing comes from the many inspiring drawings at the Concept-Ships blog, and the theme itself is an integration of actually three themes: First a foremost the evolution of the Bell H1 Huey, second is Road Warrior and then Star Wars! You may also notice a big influence of other aircraft: Bell 47 Chopper, F9C Sparrowhawk / USS Macon, F-4 Phantom, B-25, 1960’s U.S. Navy paint schemes. Its roll is in Patrol, Defensive, Support, Heavy Lift and Re-Supply. Operations are undertaken in Gas Planet Mining Colonies. No land = no landing gear. Instead it hooks off a large Mother Ship (Airship).
Fun Facts
-107 Brickarms
-1600+ Bricks
-32 Feet of Tubing
-275 DBG Minifig Hands
-Took 3 months to build.
-“Sketto” A four winged blood sucking Star Wars creature.
Construction
-Main construction is made from the tubing and large panels, any bricks used are for the engines and detailing. Lego sail cloth and string are used in the fuselage. Decal / Sticker material used throughout.
-Panels are Light BLY with both the inner and outer sides cover in large full custom decals.
-The fuselage is all tubular construction with Lego sail cloth underneath. To help hold it in place, string runs along the inside of the tubing. The rear engine heat shield is also Lego sail cloth covered in an aluminum sticker material.
-Engines can tilt forward and back 75 deg, and in and out 25 deg.
-Weapons bay hold two ADC500 500lbs “Blockbuster” (Atmospheric Depth Charges)
-Rocket pods hold 28 BR-9X 60lbs “Shrike” Short Range Heat Seeking Missile (4 Pods)
-Docking Hook can be extended. This works like the F9C Sparrowhawk / USS Macon did in 1930’s. While in the Navy I worked in the hanger for the USS Macon, as well as the Mythbusters!
Story Line
Like the Bell H-1 Huey, the Sketto was designed as a support aircraft that later was modified into a bad ass gunship! However the Sketto as a civilian aircraft and didn’t have the military money to back its transformation into a gunship, instead what happen was a collaboration between the Aeten Mining Colonies and the Lantillies Shipyard. It was however the mining colonies necessity to retrofit there DB4’s into gunships that started it all. That’s where the Road Warrior look comes into play. The Star Wars theme comes in with the look and feel of the Minifigs and the interplanetary mining operation.
The Aeten II Mining Company specializes in many different types of mineral and gas extraction. They’re particular good at extracting the rare HH3 or (Heavy Hydrogen 3). HH3 is found in the lower levels of some gas planets. Very specialize equipment is designed to hover just above these lower gas levels. Here the HH3 is pumped up throw long hoses into storage tanks onboard the large Aeten Tankers. However this isn’t without it challenges do to its value. Local disputes often arise over whom has the rights to these gas planets, as well as the threat of pirates raiding mining colonies for their extracted HH3.
To help combat these threats, the miners came up with a gunship design based off the Lantillies Shipyards DB4 Support Ship. It’s quick, light and maneuverable even in the larger heavier gas planets. Its weapons system is both offensive and defensive capable. Four gun turrets can ward off just about any attack from any direction, while the main cannons can strike a heavy blow to eliminate the threat!
Its main deck normally used for resupply can be retro fitted with seats for 8 Aerial Raiders. Raiders can be deployed via the lower hatch crane, two side doors or vertical grappling hook cannon.
Specifications:
Fuselage length: 10 Bricks
Length: 10 Bricks
Height: 10 Bricks
Weight: Empty 33,226. Gross up to 73,000 pounds
Speed: 225 mph
Ceiling: 45,000ft above 29.9 SBP “Standard Barometric Pressure”
Range: 1,240 nautical miles
Power plant:
4 J59e Turboprop’s - HH3 injection system
2 J59b Turbojet / Turboshaft Hybrid - HH3 injection system - Electromagnetic high capacity
Crew: Six – Pilot, Reo, 4 Turret Gunners and a Mech Droid
Builder: Lantillies Shipyards
Armament:
4 Turrets - ABY Twin Laser Bo-Cannons
2 - ABY Single Laser Bo-Cannons
4 ABY J7 Heavy Laser Cannon
2 ADC500 500lbs “Blockbuster” (Atmospheric Depth Charges)
28 BR-9X 60lbs “Shrike” Short Range Heat Seeking Missile (4 Pods)
4 BR-56x 150lbs “Rampage” Medium Range Radar guided Missile
Her trusted getaway ride, endlessly overpowered and legendary fast; no wonder no one can catch up with her.
This is a view of the underside; no studs and (almost) no anti-studs here as well.
DB4 “Sketto” Gunship Quadcopter
Concept
My motivation behind this thing comes from the many inspiring drawings at the Concept-Ships blog, and the theme itself is an integration of actually three themes: First a foremost the evolution of the Bell H1 Huey, second is Road Warrior and then Star Wars! You may also notice a big influence of other aircraft: Bell 47 Chopper, F9C Sparrowhawk / USS Macon, F-4 Phantom, B-25, 1960’s U.S. Navy paint schemes. Its roll is in Patrol, Defensive, Support, Heavy Lift and Re-Supply. Operations are undertaken in Gas Planet Mining Colonies. No land = no landing gear. Instead it hooks off a large Mother Ship (Airship).
Fun Facts
-107 Brickarms
-1600+ Bricks
-32 Feet of Tubing
-275 DBG Minifig Hands
-Took 3 months to build.
-“Sketto” A four winged blood sucking Star Wars creature.
Construction
-Main construction is made from the tubing and large panels, any bricks used are for the engines and detailing. Lego sail cloth and string are used in the fuselage. Decal / Sticker material used throughout.
-Panels are Light BLY with both the inner and outer sides cover in large full custom decals.
-The fuselage is all tubular construction with Lego sail cloth underneath. To help hold it in place, string runs along the inside of the tubing. The rear engine heat shield is also Lego sail cloth covered in an aluminum sticker material.
-Engines can tilt forward and back 75 deg, and in and out 25 deg.
-Weapons bay hold two ADC500 500lbs “Blockbuster” (Atmospheric Depth Charges)
-Rocket pods hold 28 BR-9X 60lbs “Shrike” Short Range Heat Seeking Missile (4 Pods)
-Docking Hook can be extended. This works like the F9C Sparrowhawk / USS Macon did in 1930’s. While in the Navy I worked in the hanger for the USS Macon, as well as the Mythbusters!
On September 17th 2059, infamous bandit Ivy Cash robbed the Mesa Verde bank in Peralta, NM. As usual, she shook off any pursuers – man and drone – to disappear in the desert she knew so well. Since that day, nobody ever heard of her. Until today.
Behind the scenes:
The character of Ivy Cash started off as a female heroine my wife made with parts from build-a-minifig at the local LEGO store. Her radiant take-no-cr**, give-no-sh** attitude intrigued me … and to no one’s surprise she became a gangster. The southern theme developed as a nod to the Breaking bad/Better Call Saul franchise; avid fans might even pick up one or two easter eggs in the description. There is one MOC about her that I made a while ago (flic.kr/s/aHsme9QY8Y), and this new one represents the ending I feel her story deserves; I hope that there will be more prequels to follow …
John o'Gaunt disused railway viaduct near Melton Mowbray in Leicestershire. Photographed with a DJI Mavic Air quadcopter / drone.
National Center for Atmospheric Research. I appreciated that the displays showed chaotic systems as well as not mincing words about our effect on climate.
DB4 “Sketto” Gunship Quadcopter
Concept
My motivation behind this thing comes from the many inspiring drawings at the Concept-Ships blog, and the theme itself is an integration of actually three themes: First a foremost the evolution of the Bell H1 Huey, second is Road Warrior and then Star Wars! You may also notice a big influence of other aircraft: Bell 47 Chopper, F9C Sparrowhawk / USS Macon, F-4 Phantom, B-25, 1960’s U.S. Navy paint schemes. Its roll is in Patrol, Defensive, Support, Heavy Lift and Re-Supply. Operations are undertaken in Gas Planet Mining Colonies. No land = no landing gear. Instead it hooks off a large Mother Ship (Airship).
Fun Facts
-107 Brickarms
-1600+ Bricks
-32 Feet of Tubing
-275 DBG Minifig Hands
-Took 3 months to build.
-“Sketto” A four winged blood sucking Star Wars creature.
Construction
-Main construction is made from the tubing and large panels, any bricks used are for the engines and detailing. Lego sail cloth and string are used in the fuselage. Decal / Sticker material used throughout.
-Panels are Light BLY with both the inner and outer sides cover in large full custom decals.
-The fuselage is all tubular construction with Lego sail cloth underneath. To help hold it in place, string runs along the inside of the tubing. The rear engine heat shield is also Lego sail cloth covered in an aluminum sticker material.
-Engines can tilt forward and back 75 deg, and in and out 25 deg.
-Weapons bay hold two ADC500 500lbs “Blockbuster” (Atmospheric Depth Charges)
-Rocket pods hold 28 BR-9X 60lbs “Shrike” Short Range Heat Seeking Missile (4 Pods)
-Docking Hook can be extended. This works like the F9C Sparrowhawk / USS Macon did in 1930’s. While in the Navy I worked in the hanger for the USS Macon, as well as the Mythbusters!
This isn’t the best quality photo, but it is pretty damn cool. This was my 4th of July roof party this year. You can see me standing off to the side with the remote in hand.
Well, there was never really ONE time, there have been many. But this one, I can say honestly, was not my fault. We had the DJI Inspire up. It was an early demo model and we never really had great firmware for it. We were going to fly towards the windmills, but about 2 minutes into the flight, we lost control. I mean, literally. We could not see it, but it was still broadcasting a live feed with GPS. It took another half hour, but apparently, it went about 10 miles away and landed itself perfectly. One strange thing, however, it landed right beside by a dead cow… I assume the death of the cow was not related to the quadcopter, but I cannot be sure.
- Trey Ratcliff
Click here to read the rest of this post at the Stuck in Customs blog.
Not having any real subject matter in mind, I decided to take my Quadcopter up to 400 feet over Naperville for a little look-see. It's amazing to see just how many trees there are around here. It should make for an interesting Autumn look.
The weather was unseasonably nice so I decided to take some quadcopter shots of the Art Museum area.
Altitude: 370ft.
“The Menace of the South“ they call her. Ivy Cash may well be the most notorious bandit – and arguably the best quadcopter pilot – between El Paso and Santa Fe of the 2050s. All attempts to apprehend her have failed so far; out in the desert she manages to shake off even the most advanced pursuit drones over and over again.
HMS Protector PHOTEX (Photographic Exercise) from a Quadcopter taken during her ice breaking transit through the Ross Sea, Antarctica. Picture: LA(Phot) Nicky Wilson
The Quadcopter was operated by LS(HM)'s Sam Brown and Richard Walton.
HMS Protector is currently deployed in the Ocean carrying out inspections of fishing vessels within the Ross Sea under the auspices of the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR). The fishing vessels are in search of species of fish uniquely found in the Southern Ocean such as Toothfish.
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