I believe that conservation drones will play an
increasing role in the coming years. So
I glue my ears to the scene to find out what is happening. I was delighted to
learn that a model developed by Keeyen Pang, ConservationDrones’ Director for
Asia Operations has achieved a total flight distance of 109 km, over a period
of one hour and 57 minutes. According to Keeyen this means that conservation
drones are now able to cover significantly more ground when deployed for forest
patrols, wildlife surveys, and land cover mapping, among other applications.
A Zeta Science FX 79 airframe with following
specifications were used for the flight
Airframe: Zeta Science FX79
Autopilot: 3DRobotics APM 2.6 with external compass
and airspeed sensor (3.02 firmware)
Power: 2 pieces 6S 5000 mah battery in parallel
Motor: T motor 3110-470
Propeller: APC 12 x 8
ESC: CC Edge 50 A
Radio system: Futaba 10C radio system
All up weight: 3.4 KG
1 comment:
Interesting Mohan. You are right. Drones are the future of conservation
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