"Invisible" Drone

[dgridley]

"Based on the concept of persistence of vision, the Phantom's single rotor blade has a center of rotation outside of the UAVs' physical fuselage. As the aircraft spins, it disappears from vision. The Phantom has a uniquely minimal cross section allowing it to "slice" through even the most adverse weather conditions that would keep conventional UAV systems on the ground. The rotational inertia generated in flight allows the UAV to self level and maintain a very high degree of stability, even while hovering. Phantom is scalable from two to ten feet in length to accommodate a wide variety of flight times and payloads. The compact size and light weight make it easy to fold, field pack, and hand launch."

Video: http://veratech.aero/phantom.html

 

[Dan]

I watched the video and it never "disappeared" even the tiniest bit. I also doubt it's usefulness for anything [if it's supposed to be] because of the way it flies.

Somewhat of a cool design, though.

 

[dgridley]

I couldn't get the videos to load for me

I watched the video and it never "disappeared" even the tiniest bit. I also doubt it's usefulness for anything [if it's supposed to be] because of the way it flies.

Somewhat of a cool design, though.

 

[Dan]

http://veratech.aero/asx/Phantom 7-19-2006.asx

Open that in Winamp.