A quick build . Took approx 24 hours all up.
Scale is approx 1/21 giving a wingspan of 8" . Balsa with booms from 4mm dowel. Tail and U/C are from
1mm ply.
(http://smm.solidmodelmemories.net/Gallery/albums/userpics/10144/thumb_Shadow_2.JPG)
Real nice work Gordon. I am considering the Heron but cannot find decent drawings. You did great with this one. Congratulations.
Lou
(http://smm.solidmodelmemories.net/Gallery/albums/userpics/10144/normal_Shadow_3.JPG)
Boomerang, can you tell us about that neat display base you made?
This model just shows that sometimes simple subjects can have great appeal,its a little beauty.
Barry.
The base is a piece of pine . The picture is portion of an air photo off the net.
The square shape for the base chosen to represent a map grid square.
I thought it needed to be displayed in an attitude for which it was designed.
There is a sort of family connection with this . I'll leave it at that for the moment.
The advances in UAV capability make for interesting reading.
I'll have to check out the Heron now.
Cheers
Gordon
I thought the base was a piece of marble!
There is a big debate going on at the moment on flying UAV's at air shows such s Farnborough,the Civil aviation authorities here will not allow them to demonstrate these remarkable machines near the public,this is a bit silly because they have been flying Jindivik's now for years over public places near Lllanbedr,no different to a conventional machine except the pilot is on the ground flying it and probably just as reliable without the inflight stress associated with being up there ?
Barry.
Lou
The Heron looks good. Couldn't find any drawings for it on a quick look on the net.
If some one finds a workable drawing of the ScanEagle it would be appreciated
Cheers
Gordon
I found this one but I can't vouch for its accuracy.
http://www.google.ca/imgres?imgurl=http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/87/IAI_HERON_Drawing.png&imgrefurl=http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:IAI_HERON_Drawing.png&usg=__Nl6T55YZsLJvxqlu3xF3_2t0yJg=&h=317&w=592&sz=4&hl=en&start=3&itbs=1&tbnid=Oud7qmnbpG2N-M:&tbnh=72&tbnw=135&prev=/images%3Fq%3Diai%2Bheron%2BI%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff%26sa%3DG%26gbv%3D2%26tbs%3Disch:1
Lou
Gordon,
I haven't been able to find drawings of the Scan Eagle, but have collected some nice photographs. Some of the photographs are nearly face-on, so it might be possible to make some drawings from them. That's a lot of work, though, so I haven't gotten around to it yet.
Garet
Garet
Thanks for that . I've found some info but its a matter of putting it all together.
Meanwhile I've had another look for more info on the Shadow and have stumbled across the following.
It's a bit better than what I used originally ( silhouette drawing similar to link above)
http://www.google.com.au/imgres?imgurl=http://www.rati.com/multimedia/IMAGES%255C10949.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.flightglobal.com/directory/uav/aai-corporation-11919/rq-7b-shadow-200-3402.html&usg=__T2vfbAC7nRnRaUVJqLmooEU83co=&h=195&w=445&sz=38&hl=en&start=15&um=1&itbs=1&tbnid=NJeiHg9jySRRzM:&tbnh=56&tbnw=127&prev=/images%3Fq%3DAAI%2Bshadow%2B200%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DG%26tbs%3Disch:1
I've been asked to make a bigger "Shadow" to fit in a display case.
Cheers
Gordon
Link to drawing originally used
http://www.google.com.au/imgres?imgurl=http://www.vectorsite.net/twuav_08_02.png&imgrefurl=http://www.vectorsite.net/twuav_08.html&usg=__XHEuF_thL1bovYOP9YnJcv8-2uk=&h=228&w=410&sz=7&hl=en&start=27&um=1&itbs=1&tbnid=tbfaZlZYhhC-mM:&tbnh=70&tbnw=125&prev=/images%3Fq%3DAAI%2Bshadow%2B200%26start%3D20%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26ndsp%3D20%26tbs%3Disch:1
Cheers
Gordon