Posted on 09/01/2023 3:49:54 AM PDT by FarCenter
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The Australian firm Sypaq, an engineering and solutions company founded in 1992, created the Corvo Precision Payload Delivery System (PPDS) for use in military, law enforcement, border security and emergency services, as well as food security, asset inspection and search and rescue.
Ukrainian forces reportedly used the PDDS cardboard drones in an attack on an airfield in Kursk Oblast in western Russia on August 27. The attack damaged a Mig-29 and four Su-30 fighter jets, two Pantsir anti-aircraft missile launchers, gun systems, and an S-300 air surface-to-air missile defense system.
Design principles
The design principles behind the success of the drones revolve around several factors including the production cost, airframe material, weight, payload, range, deployment and ease of use. Other considerations include the reliability of the operating software and the ability to fly the drone in various weather conditions.
Generally, small drones offer high-resolution imagery for reconnaissance in a rapidly changing theater of war. The Corvo drone has a high-resolution camera that provides images covering a large area, transmitting footage back to its user in real time.
The importance of real-time mapping is critical in modern agile armed forces’ command and control as this can direct ground forces, heavy weapons and artillery.
In some cases, the design of small drones is concentrated on adapting the payloads to carry different types of munitions, as seen in the attack in Kursk.
The cardboard drones can carry 5kg of weight, have a wingspan of two metres and a range of 120km at a reported cost of $3,500. Waxed cardboard is an ideal material as it offers weather resistance, flat-pack transportation (measuring 510mm by 760mm) and, importantly, a lightweight airframe, which enables a longer flight range and a high cruise speed of 60km/h.
Fixed-wing drones also offer longer ranges than rotor-based drones as the wings generate the lift and the airframe has less drag, so they are more energy efficient.
They can also fly at higher altitudes. The drones can be launched from a simple catapult or by hand and so can be rapidly deployed.
Drones are the future of warfare. Drones are common. They are arms protected by the Second Amendment, and information gathering systems protected by the First Amendment.
There must not be a government monopoly of the ownership of drones.
US drone swarm program could redefine modern war
https://asiatimes.com/2023/09/us-drone-swarm-program-could-redefine-modern-war/
I wonder how they manage without control surfaces? None are apparent.
I built a cardboard flying model @1971-72 (the “Cardboard Cutie”, American Aircraft Modeler magazine), and it had working rudder, ailerons and elevators.
The rubber band method of securing the wings is very familiar though, the Cutie had that, as did a generation of balsa flying models before that.
There is one hitch - explosive warheads are illegal. Even incendiaries are illegal as I understand it. What would you arm it with?
It wont be easy to make a 2nd Amendment weapon out of a drone.
An obvious mock-up by some "journalist".
The airframes of these drones may be crude, but the guidance systems must be pretty sophisticated.
Not that I didn't have controls for my six foot motorgliders that would follow GPS waypoints and altitude programming fifteen years ago.
That law (NFA 1934) is completely unconstitutional. It's also irrelevant.
For anyone wanting to get into small UAV builds for a low price you can check out
They really are a great group, have cool videos, are innovative and cool. I built the P-51 Mustang plane in a day. Cost without electronics/battery/motor/prop was less than $5.
Now imagine what a motivated Ukrainian can build at scale.
Shotguns may become common at Russian military facilities.
Automatic shotgun defense systems may be developed using incendiary pellets.
“Even incendiaries are illegal as I understand it.”
Not if they are EV batteries.
Military technology can go ‘green’ too.
I suspect Russia has lots of long, straight road surfaces. It could operate aircraft from roads and park the aircraft in adjacent woods.
We better pray war does nkt come to USA.USA has 143 oil refineries near thr coast. Our entire nation would be brough5 to its knees overnight of these refineries were taken out.
Looks like this type of weapon will make that a very simple goal to accomplish.
Bkmk
Thanks for the video. It does show functional ailerons at least.
Thats what Ukraine has been doing.
Who cares about laws anymore? They are selectively enforced and many are immoral.
I do what I want and understand that if I get caught those laws apply to me.
Men don’t get permission from other men on how to live.
Real men have personal codes.
“per an earlier company press release they’re made from waxed foamboard”
One can see the controllable wingtip and tail parts in the picture.
...and the War Pigs cheer. reeeeeeeeeeeeeee
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