Here is a timelapse of building up the actual chassis / cockpit.
I'm planning on adding a few more layers of glassfiber to get the whole thing rock solid.
After that aluminum bars will be welded across the whole top.
So my first project was to 3D print something useful, and test out "large" structure. Building bigger than the heatbed of the printer at least. So I went for a Staunton Full Size Chess Set.
My incomplete introduction on my on-going "hoverpod" project.
The "MAVERICK"
(short for Manned Arial Vehicle Electric Reprocessed Induction Coil Kindle).
I've waited 10 weeks + 3 days (and still counting) for the 2X, and no reply on when its going to ship. Thats poor CMS. I've gone from being frustrated, to curious. On how long it will take for them to give me a reply, or actally ship the printer lol
We all know the normal laws of physics apply to everyone and everything in the universe, but every action has an equal and opposite reaction so it is logical to conclude that physics has an opposite reaction aswell.
My oldest son got an RC car for Christmas a few years ago, but now he's lost the remote and hasn't used it in ages. So I asked him if it was ok for daddy to mess with it and see if we couldn't build something cool out of it instead of it just sitting there gathering dust.
What if I combine the metal detector search head (that don't wheigh too much) with the A.R Drone (or similar) and some Arduino connections with a ZigBee wireless card and a GPS.
I would then be able to sweep over fields in no time, and map every signal recieved in Google maps.