Super Skywalker 2+ hours endurance

Spanish company Airelectronics have done the obvious. Extended the wings of one of the most popular foam flyers out there the Skywalker. They claim the 40% increase in wingspan brings the useful flight time out to 2.5 hours. With modern graphene based batteries and a slightly more streamlined payload they might reach out to 3 hours.

I like that the four servo purpose built wings are properly mounted, rubber bands be gone! Split elevator servos as well, so a degree of redundancy there.

I also like that their autopilot,  boasts autonomous soaring, a very handy feature. I have been doing that with my standard Skywalker and its amazing to watch and of course creates a very low power draw situation.The longer wings would make all the difference to my setup.

A really logical set of upgrades, nicely done Airelectronics. Can you tell, I want one!

The plane is made of COTS (Commercial Of The Shelf) materials and adapted to become a complete UAV. The composite and EPO structure provide a very lightweight plane that can be hand-launched. The low weight also allows the plane to land on almost any surface without damaging the fuselage. Due to the 40% increment of wingspan with regard to the Skywalker Kit and its long endurance batteriy, this plane can fly over, at least, 2’5 hours.

The plane is controlled by the ultra-tested U-Pilot, embedded within the fuselage. U-Pilot is capable of handling the U-Camera system, providing a georeferred video stream.

With an standard computer, the system is ready to fly. The Super Skywalker Kit can fly autonomously from take-off to landing, so the operator does not need previous experience. Using a computer with U-See, the user can plan, perform and modify the mission in real time, as well as, controlling the performance of U-Camera. 

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