Advertised as “the most unique RC aircraft in the universe” and as an “alien anti-gravity device”, the Roswell Flyer came out in 1999 after five years of development by the company Area Fifty-One Technologies. As a quadcopter, it isn’t really defying gravity like science fiction would think, but it was […]
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2015 US Drone Racing Nationals Links
During the California State Fair in July 2015, the US Drone Racing Nationals made history. This event, which drew about 120 pilots competing for a 25,000 prize was the first large scale First-Person-View (FPV) race in the country. Want to re-live the event, or indulge your curiosity on what it […]
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Zoe’s FPV Rat, part 1
Zoe Stumbaugh flying a heavily modified version of the 290mm Blackout Spider Hexacopter design that she named “Rat” won the 1st AMA-sanctioned First-Person-View (FPV) race in May 2015. The modifications Zoe made to the Rat were one of the main reasons she won. They included: • Adjusting the frame and […]
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Zoe Stumbaugh flying a heavily modified version of the 290mm Blackout Spider Hexacopter design that she named “Rat” won the 1st AMA-sanctioned First-Person-View (FPV) race in May 2015. Multiple viewpoints of the race are available – here’s a few: FPV video of the course, filmed by pilot GuruNate of Brown […]
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New Addition: 1999 Draganflyer
In the April 2017 issue of Model Aviation, the museum requested the donation of three Draganflyer products. Thankfully, one of them, the Draganflyer I, dating from 1999, was donated by Daniel “Super Dan” Fetterly. This Draganflyer I has a great history; it was sold through Probotics of Texas, and used […]
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In July 2015, at the California State Fair, the first US National Drone Racing Championships brought together over 120 pilots to compete flying multirotors with First-Person-View. Scot Refsland, of the Drone Sports Association, planned the competition and has recently donated a large collection of items to tell the event’s story. […]
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