News / video
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Mar 03, 2016
Foam parts are done!
Hey all, Great news: THE FOAM PARTS ARE DONE!!!! Here they are packed into boxes and ready to hop into a container destined for the Port of Oakland! In other news, the AMGEN Tour of California bicycle race rolled through Bonny Doon, right past our office. We used a GoPro-equipped Quadshot to take some aerial footage of the cyclists going by. No stunts like chasing after them though - we didn’t want anyone reporting UFO sightings :-P Lastly, we’re bringing a couple Quadshot prototypes to the Maker Faire Bay Area in San Mateo, CA this weekend, so if you’ll be...
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Mar 03, 2016
Small Steps towards the Giant Leap!!
Hello all, Apologies again for the lack of updates! We are working hard to sort out the little niggles that have to be solved prior to production. We are really learning the 90-90 rule: the first 90% of a project takes 90% of the allotted time, and the last 10% of the project takes the other 90% :-) So here is a list of developments for many of the various elements that go into making the Quadshot: Legalese Much as we would prefer to only have to deal with engineering, the unfortunate fact is that we had to spend time...
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Mar 03, 2016
Quadshot - Episode 6
We added a new feature to the Quadshot airframe, removable pylons. Chris is showing off how easy it is to attach and detach them from and to the wing. We also did some high angular velocity aerobatic flights to check that they still perform as well as glued in pylons. Enjoy!
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Mar 03, 2016
Quadshot - Episode 5
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Mar 03, 2016
Quadshot - On Board Video 3 - pitch control
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Mar 03, 2016
Quadshot - On Board Video 2
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Mar 03, 2016
Quadshot - On Board Video 1
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Mar 03, 2016
Quadshot - Episode 4
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Mar 03, 2016
Quadshot - Episode 3
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Mar 03, 2016
Quadshot goes to Vegas baby!