The new Iranian "drone"

I-25 · 11-13-14, 09:16 AM

So this is supposedly Iran's new drone reverse engineered from the RQ-170.

Anyone else think this looks awfully a lot like a R\C Model airplane?

Schroeder · 11-13-14, 09:29 AM

I love how the take off footage was sped up.

Apart from that, nothing to see.

Jimbuna · 11-13-14, 09:46 AM

Time to build a deeper bunker...and soundproof it

Rockstar · 11-13-14, 10:22 AM

Betonov · 11-13-14, 11:51 AM

It took them long enough.

You got drone plans on instructables.com for years now

vanjast · 11-14-14, 02:02 AM

Is not there another election coming up in Iran..

nikimcbee · 11-14-14, 10:43 AM

I guessed wrong. I thought it was going to be this:

Gargamel · 11-14-14, 12:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Betonov

It took them long enough.

You got drone plans on instructables.com for years now

That's just the thing. For under $1000, any one of us could go out and buy all the parts required for a long distance drone. In fact I wouldn'y even have to put on clothes, amazon has everything I need (I would use the subsim affiliate link!).

Lately I've been getting into Arduino programming (it's a programmable circuit board, very very easy to use), and they make a GSM shield for it. That's a cell phone adapter. They sell programmable autopilots for drones, but an Arduino could easily handle the job.

Program your waypoints into the Arduino (which is also using a GPS shield, both shields cost about $20 each), add video and data transmission through the GSM, and I could literally have a trans-continental Drone. My only limiting factor would be engine and fuel effeciency. The construction of the plane itself is trivial, as there are hundreds of well established designs for large model airplanes.

But that's my point. The whole drone thing is trivial. What's interesting is that nation states take so long to actually get one.

Betonov · 11-14-14, 12:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Gargamel

The construction of the plane itself is trivial, as there are hundreds of well established designs for large model airplanes.

Materials for a light weight fibreglass hull I can steal from work.

Heck, we can even make the mould for mas production

Schroeder · 11-14-14, 01:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Betonov

Materials for a light weight fibreglass hull I can steal from work.

Heck, we can even make the mould for mas production

I sense a business idea!

nikimcbee · 11-14-14, 05:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Betonov

Materials for a light weight fibreglass hull I can steal from work.

Heck, we can even make the mould for mas production

The begginings of the infamous "Slovenian Trojan Unicorn" project?

It all started here.

Betonov · 11-14-14, 05:20 PM

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Originally Posted by nikimcbee

The begginings of the infamous "Slovenian Trojan Unicorn" project?

It all started here.

And we have the name.

Seriously, I love it

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I-25 Commodore Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Bavaria, Germany Posts: 629 Downloads: 27 Uploads: 0	The new Iranian "drone" So this is supposedly Iran's new drone reverse engineered from the RQ-170. Anyone else think this looks awfully a lot like a R\C Model airplane? Last edited by I-25; 11-13-14 at 09:57 AM.

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Schroeder Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Banana Republic of Germany Posts: 6,170 Downloads: 62 Uploads: 0	I love how the take off footage was sped up. Apart from that, nothing to see. __________________ Putting Germ back into Germany.

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Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,473 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Time to build a deeper bunker...and soundproof it __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

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nikimcbee Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Patroling the Slot. Posts: 17,952 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	I guessed wrong. I thought it was going to be this: __________________

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Betonov Navy Seal Join Date: May 2009 Location: Slovenia Posts: 8,647 Downloads: 26 Uploads: 0	It took them long enough. You got drone plans on instructables.com for years now

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vanjast Sea Lord Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Somewhere else now Posts: 1,733 Downloads: 825 Uploads: 4	Is not there another election coming up in Iran..