the prefect platform for aerial photography
Over the past few years I have used many different model planes as camera and uav platforms.
Like:
--The Wright flyer 60 trainer
--The sig kadet senior
--The telmaster
All of these are good deigns in there own rite.
Not wanting to start a debate but here are the hits and misses of each.
When considering it for a camera plane or a uav platform.
Please note I am not considering the normal alterations and mods that I make to a plane to convert it into a uav or a camera platform, just general all-around fit and feel of the model during its use.
1. The Wright flyer 60 trainer.
Hits:
--Well built takes the punishment of hard landings.
--good all-around trainer and fun fly plane.
--good layout of servo locations and pushrod channels.
--good solid fuse to mount cameras and antennas
Misses:
--heavy, needs to have a bit larger wing.
--limited range do to weight and short glide path.
--after you install all of your standard electronics you will be limited on space inside the fuse.
--very weak nose gear that comes with the arf you will need to modify it.
--flies a little fast when loaded with equipment 4 or 5 lbs or so.