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Re: A few questions...
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lugnet.robotics
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Tue, 4 Jan 2000 02:56:16 GMT
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In lugnet.robotics, Alex Wetmore writes:
> From: "Dan Novy" <nutw4dlj@idt.net>
> > I don't want arial photography, I want to launch a robot a great
> > distance, have it land, deploy, and start taking pics
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> I think that a simpler and safer (but more expensive) launch vehicle might
> be a model airplane.
> Dropping the RCX from a kite would be the cheapest option.
Two other alternatives would be a weather balloon and a small plane.
I've dropped parachute jumpers from my Cessna and under the right conditions
might be willing to drop someone else's RCX. The maximum height would be about
3 1/3 mile up; and a range of 600 miles, depending on weather, is routine. If
you can get a rocket that could do that you are an arms expert, far past our
humble endeavors.
Check with your local sky-diving group or the people at your local little
airport.
Dave Paule
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| From: "Dan Novy" <nutw4dlj@idt.net> (...) An interesting subproblem here (and one that more people would probably consider tackling) is building the container and robot. The container could land in any orientation (unless heavily weighted on one (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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