Skyper 0 #1 December 8, 2011 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xd4vGszQhJw Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
matthewcline 0 #2 December 8, 2011 Almost looks like it was fresh out of the factory. MattAn Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mpohl 1 #3 December 8, 2011 Yep. Pilot error, maybe? Remote American pilot in FL no less. GAME OVER. QuoteAlmost looks like it was fresh out of the factory. Matt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
muff528 3 #4 December 8, 2011 I wouldn't want to be hanging around that thing for the next few days. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popsjumper 2 #5 December 9, 2011 Well, damn! They are goooood! I thought they captured it on the ground. I can see it now.... FL Flyboy: Ooooops Sgt.: What?My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kawisixer01 0 #6 December 9, 2011 Wow look at that, Iran has very talented people that can....google up a picture of a drone and then build a non functioning model. I don't believe for a second that that thing is one of the real drones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dmkellett 0 #7 December 9, 2011 dude , the yankie government has admitted it ! I do consider the Iranians though would have had to have other parties help in the electronic warfare that brought it down. Like Chinese... those buggers have already cloned the f22 and everything else on earth. Industrial espionage is the new big thing... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dreamdancer 0 #8 December 9, 2011 china'll pay a good price for that then sell thousands of copies back to iran in return for a bit of oil...stay away from moving propellers - they bite blue skies from thai sky adventures good solid response-provoking keyboarding Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wayneflorida 0 #9 December 9, 2011 RQ-170, (AKA perfectly good drone), runs out of fuel, or looses signal, or takes a coffee break. Is trained to land in such situations but how does it land without damage. Even landing in controlled flight there is a high probability of hitting some kind of obstacle. Maybe Iran has a great salt flat area without gopher holes. I don't know. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DougH 270 #10 December 9, 2011 Too bad it didn't have time delay self destruct charges. "And here is the drone we captured from the infidel do...." ***BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM***"The restraining order says you're only allowed to touch me in freefall" =P Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skyper 0 #11 December 9, 2011 there are some rummors that iranians hacked the communication lines and took full control over the plane... that's maybe the reason selfdestruction mechanism was not activated and they actually landed the plane... sounds strange but not impossible... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
normiss 622 #12 December 9, 2011 Now that's just funny. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shah269 0 #13 December 9, 2011 Quote Too bad it didn't have time delay self destruct charges. "And here is the drone we captured from the infidel do...." ***BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM*** That would have been funny! Strange how did it land so well....not messed up! Strange right!Life through good thoughts, good words, and good deeds is necessary to ensure happiness and to keep chaos at bay. The only thing that falls from the sky is birdshit and fools! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
normiss 622 #14 December 9, 2011 You folks might want to compare images of what one of the drones in question actually looks like. The one the Insanians are parading around on TV doesn't. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DougH 270 #15 December 9, 2011 Quotethere are some rummors that iranians hacked the communication lines and took full control over the plane... that's maybe the reason selfdestruction mechanism was not activated and they actually landed the plane... sounds strange but not impossible... We will never know other than the rumors."The restraining order says you're only allowed to touch me in freefall" =P Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gravitymaster 0 #16 December 9, 2011 Quote Quote Too bad it didn't have time delay self destruct charges. "And here is the drone we captured from the infidel do...." ***BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM*** That would have been funny! Strange how did it land so well....not messed up! Strange right! It's a Trojan Drone. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skyrad 0 #17 December 9, 2011 QuoteRQ-170, (AKA perfectly good drone), runs out of fuel, or looses signal, or takes a coffee break. Is trained to land in such situations but how does it land without damage. Even landing in controlled flight there is a high probability of hitting some kind of obstacle. Maybe Iran has a great salt flat area without gopher holes. I don't know. The film shows some light damage on the leading edge and just above on the port wing. You also can't see the state of the bottom of it.When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy. Lucius Annaeus Seneca Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skyrad 0 #18 December 9, 2011 Quotethere are some rummors that iranians hacked the communication lines and took full control over the plane... that's maybe the reason selfdestruction mechanism was not activated and they actually landed the plane... sounds strange but not impossible... Not strange at all, it wasn't that long ago that similar actions were taken against Predators using equipment from a radioshack type shop. (Go google)When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy. Lucius Annaeus Seneca Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnRich 4 #19 December 9, 2011 QuoteStrange how did it land so well....not messed up! You're an engineer - figure it out. I'm sure it's just like an AN2; the default position of all the controls when it loses it's signals puts it into a gentle glide, perfectly suitable for a smooth landing if you luck out over flat terrain. That would be built into it to save the aircraft, presuming that friendly hands could recover it, so it could be re-used. If Obama had any balls, he would have dropped a bomb on it to destroy it before the Iranians recovered it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Channman 2 #20 December 9, 2011 QuoteQuoteStrange how did it land so well....not messed up! You're an engineer - figure it out. I'm sure it's just like an AN2; the default position of all the controls when it loses it's signals puts it into a gentle glide, perfectly suitable for a smooth landing if you luck out over flat terrain. That would be built into it to save the aircraft, presuming that friendly hands could recover it, so it could be re-used. If Obama had any balls, he would have dropped a bomb on it to destroy it before the Iranians recovered it. > There are report coming out as we speak that the Military was planning to do just that. They had several options available, all which had to be approved by the WH. It appears that did not happen in time or someother excuss for not distorying this drone. The Military is very concerned now that our enemies have the necessary tecnology to advance their weapons programs that could cause the death of hundred if not thousand of our fighting men and women in combat situations in the future. I'll see if my skills have improve to attach some of this chatter. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Channman 2 #21 December 9, 2011 QuoteQuoteStrange how did it land so well....not messed up! You're an engineer - figure it out. I'm sure it's just like an AN2; the default position of all the controls when it loses it's signals puts it into a gentle glide, perfectly suitable for a smooth landing if you luck out over flat terrain. That would be built into it to save the aircraft, presuming that friendly hands could recover it, so it could be re-used. If Obama had any balls, he would have dropped a bomb on it to destroy it before the Iranians recovered it. "With early knowledge that the aircraft had likely remained intact, the senior U.S. official also told Fox News that President Obama was presented with three separate options for retrieving or destroying the drone. The president ultimately decided not to proceed with any of the plans because it could have been seen as an act of war, the official told Fox News. Among the options the U.S. considered were sending in a special-ops team to retrieve the drone; sending in a team to blow up the aircraft; and launching an airstrike to destroy it." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gravitymaster 0 #22 December 9, 2011 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ew5qP2oPdtQ Why Iran is no threat to us? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
434 2 #23 December 9, 2011 When did Iran last time attack another country. Iran is no better or worse than many of our "friends" we deal with every days business all over the world. They just do not obey when we tell them too do. Fucking warmongers Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 2,400 #24 December 9, 2011 >I'm sure it's just like an AN2; the default position of all the controls when it loses it's >signals puts it into a gentle glide, perfectly suitable for a smooth landing if you luck out >over flat terrain. The default for LOS is return and loiter, not "go land somewhere." All military RPV systems I am familiar with have this feature; even hobbyist UAV autopilot systems implement an "auto-return" function. This system may well be some new and improved system, but somehow I have a feeling that they did not remove this option on an aircraft intended to fly over enemy territory. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnRich 4 #25 December 9, 2011 Quote>I'm sure it's just like an AN2; the default position of all the controls when it loses it's >signals puts it into a gentle glide, perfectly suitable for a smooth landing if you luck out >over flat terrain. The default for LOS is return and loiter, not "go land somewhere." All military RPV systems I am familiar with have this feature; even hobbyist UAV autopilot systems implement an "auto-return" function. This system may well be some new and improved system, but somehow I have a feeling that they did not remove this option on an aircraft intended to fly over enemy territory. That's what I was getting at. When it loses its signal about to where it should return, and it runs out of fuel, then the controls are going to go into a gentle glide to try and save the aircraft. Seems like there should be a self-destruct mechanism too though. If it's landed in the above circumstances, with no contact from home base, then after an hour or so, blow the darned thing up with some internal explosive that destoys all the sensitive components. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
