UAV For Forest Fire Monitor
Spanish company Aerovision demonstrated their Fulmar unmanned flyer for use as a forest fire monitor.
The Fulmar aircraft is 3 meters wide and weighs about 20 kg (under 50 pounds)fully loaded. It is launched with a sling-shot and can stay aloft for up to 8 hours.
The Fulmar can carry both video and infrared cameras and transmit back from up to 50 km away to a base station in a laptop pc.
The flight plan, including take-off and landing, can be pre-programmed in the base station or the unit can be flown by joystick control.
The Fulmar system was designed as a low cost system for civilian applications.
AEROVISION
The Fulmar aircraft is 3 meters wide and weighs about 20 kg (under 50 pounds)fully loaded. It is launched with a sling-shot and can stay aloft for up to 8 hours.
The Fulmar can carry both video and infrared cameras and transmit back from up to 50 km away to a base station in a laptop pc.
The flight plan, including take-off and landing, can be pre-programmed in the base station or the unit can be flown by joystick control.
The Fulmar system was designed as a low cost system for civilian applications.
AEROVISION
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