Photo of our observation team taken from Tadpole

SPECIFICATIONS:

MODEL: TADPOLE WILDLIFE SUAV

DESIGNER: KYUHO LEE / 2003

WINGSPAN: 2 m

WING STRUCTURE: KEVLAR BALSA SANDWICH COMPOSITE

PAYLOAD: AUTOPILOT, PHOTO CAMERA, VIDEO CAMERA

FLIGHT DURATION: > 20 MIN

RANGE: 5~8 MILES

CRUISING SPEED: 18 m/s

POSSIBLE APPLICATION: LOW ALTITUDE GEO-REFERENCE PHOTOGRAPHY

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Tadpole (Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) was developed for Kyuho Lee's Master Thesis.  Dedicated for wildlife observation, it not only has robust Kevlar fuselage and composite wing, it permits 6 mega pixel 3 f/s photographing  with its steady flight. Onboard autopilot takes over the waypoint navigation and real-time video camera and transmitter can also be installed. It has accomplished several missions and a newer version is now underway.