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New Draganflyer Predator Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

Posted by timothy on from the buzz-your-local-water-tower dept.

John Jorsett writes "I've long lusted for the Draganflyer indoor-outdoor radio-controlled helicopter, but now I've got a new object of desire. Since seeing it flown on The History Channel's 'Tactical to Practical' show last September, I've been waiting for the Draganflyer Predator, modeled on the military aircraft of the same name. Electrically powered, the $750 Draganflyer Predator can be equipped with video cameras and a GPS receiver to carry out radio-controlled or pre-programmed self-guided surveillance missions of up to 20 miles range, the company claims. Time to buy my own UAV and find out what's really going on over there in Area 51."

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  1. Such restrictions are already law in the US by Ars-Fartsica · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Posse Comitatus - read about it

  2. All morn the death of the rctoys server by tron21 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Slashdot effect at its fullest

  3. Slashdot vs. PHP by ChiralSoftware · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    Slashdot wins with a knockout in the first round!

    Could someone mirror pages before aiming the unammed predatory slashdot effect at PHP pages?

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    Create a WAP server

  4. Sentance dupe by qwertyatwork · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I found this one page 3...

    The first break came when I learned the types of missions the Air Force expected its next-generation aircraft to fly. The first break came when I learned the types of missions the Air Force expected its next-generation aircraft to fly

  5. bad /. joke by marshall_j · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    but imagine a beowulf cluster of those suckers!