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Amazing RC airplane with HD camera in Brazil, its fpv too.

submitted by nomino

1 decade 3 years 5 months ago

Collection of my favorites flights in 2010 (and a couple of 2009 scenes), over Northeastern (Ceará) and Southeastern (Rio de Janeiro) gorgeous coast of Brazil.

These images were shot by a micro hi-def camera onboard a small unmanned / radio controlled airplane with live downlink to video glasses, so I can pilot through the cockpit view. This modality is known as FPV (First Person View) or UAV Unmanned Aerial Vehicle).

Various planes and cameras used, but mainly:
- Skywalker/GoPro (Pacoti, P.Dunas, P.Fontes, C.Quebrada)
- Skywalker/Jazz 178 (Cumbuco)
- EasyGlider/Aiptek HD1 (Prainha CE, Prainha RJ, P.Recreio)
- EasyGlider/GumCam (take off, above the clouds)

This video/list illustrates how difficult it is to differentiate a FPV from an UAV nowadays. I consider the Easyglider a FPV gear, since it is a model airplane (hence a miniature of the original plane) with a camera/transmitter adapted to it, while the Skywalker I consider an UAV gear, since it was specifically designed carry the camera/transmitter (hence a vehicle). The latest also features HUD telemetry and autonomous flight capability, used to pilot the plane back to base if there is any problem with control.

-yt OP

7 Comments

That was astounding. I had never heard of Prainha, now, I want to go!

I've been to Brazil several times (have family there), and I have been to that particular place. It's got some pretty great beaches (and I'm not even much of a beach guy myself), and that small town they show called Canoa Quebrada has a really lively night life. Lots of little bars and small inns. And it's all pretty affordable.

I feel advertised to! And I loved every minute!

Great video! Terrible soundtrack!

My tubes are *blocked by being failed to be entertained by Sony Music.

This video has been flagged as having an embed that is Region Blocked to not function in certain geographical locations - declared blocked by srd.

Fantastic video, its simply breathtaking... Watched it twice so far and shared it to god only knows how many people

I have a question for you though, If I were to do something similar what sort of video downlink, transmitter and glasses should i get? or better still, what are you using in the vid.. Id love to try flying a plane through the cockpit around my beach here..

Thanks in advance Nomino.

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