Tuesday 13 January 2015

Bramor from c-Astral

I spent the end of last week going through the ground school and simulator training for the Bramor from c-Astral. The Asctec Falcon 8 is a great piece of kit and lots of our earlier projects went really well, but the Bramor is really in a different league. The Falcon 8 is an Octocopter, small, very sturdy and manouverable, useful for surveying small areas or inspecting buildings and other vertical structures. It can be carried in one hand, launched from a roof, and if you're brave enough, caught in your hand on return as the manufacturers demonstrate.

The Bramor on the other hand, looks like a stealth-bomber



Needs a catapult to launch



And a parachute to land.



High speeds, long range, high altitude capability.

All currently forbidden by regulations.

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