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Port Welshpool Video Trials

March 2-3, 2002

world-vic-map_250.jpg The Monash Aerobotics team are currently experimenting with different types of R/C aircraft platforms for airborne stills and live video systems. The latest trials took the team to Port Welshpool on the south eastern coast of Victoria, Australia

On the day, those participating were Monash Profs. Greg 'Biggles' Egan and John Bird (behind the camera), Monash Aerobotics team members Terry 'Captain Video' Cornall, and Ray 'Hawkeye' Cooper (pilot and avionics specialist)


Also participtating on the day were local businessmen Roger McDonald and Gus Kok, landowner Graeme Goding, Roger's daughter Sonja and Greg's son Sean.

Thanks are also due to Graeme and his wife Bev, to Ian and Jenny Round and Max Kirwin for access to their properties.

Read more about the Technology, Port Welshpool or jump to Trials Videos


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Roger McDonald and pilot Ray Cooper
setting up aircraft #1, Aerosonde 'Lawrence Hargrave'

Photo : © Prof. John Bird


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Terry Cornall and Ray Cooper

Photo : © Prof. John Bird


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Greg and son Sean, checking the wind speed
or was Greg just trying to get a good signal on his mobile :-)

Photo : © Prof. John Bird


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In the Air

Photo : © Prof. John Bird


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Flying SE over the airstrip on Graeme and Bev Goding's land

Photo : Still frame 'grabbed' from from on board video camera


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Flying SE over the airstrip

Photo : Still frame 'grabbed' from from on board video camera


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Flying NE over the airstrip

Photo : Still frame 'grabbed' from from on board video camera


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Roger, Ray and Terry setting up aircraft #2, an
electric powered sailplane

Photo : © Prof. John Bird


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Greg, with Graeme, assembling aircraft #2's avionics payload

Photo : © Prof. John Bird


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Ray, with Roger, setting up aircraft #2, an electric powered sailplane

Photo : © Prof. John Bird


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The sun breaks through and Ray 'hand launches' aircraft #2 an
electric powered sailplane

Photo : © Prof. John Bird


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Greg, with Roger, 'seeing what the aircraft sees' via the
aircraft's onboard live video feed

Photo : © Prof. John Bird


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Show one - show 'em all :-)

Photo : © Prof. John Bird


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Show one - show 'em all 2 ! :-)

Photo : © Prof. John Bird


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In the air

Photo : © Prof. John Bird


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Graeme and Terry 'seeing what the aircraft sees' via the aircraft's onboard live video feed

Photo : © Prof. John Bird


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Gus and Graeme 'seeing what the aircraft sees' via the aircraft's onboard live video feed

Photo : © Prof. John Bird


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Graeme, Roger, Greg and Gus in deep converstaion

Photo : © Prof. John Bird


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Flying West

Photo : Still frame 'grabbed' from from on board video camera


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Flying South

Photo : Still frame 'grabbed' from from on board video camera


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Flying South and in the distance, 'The Prom'

Photo : Still frame 'grabbed' from from on board video camera


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Roger, Ray and Terry in deep discussion

Photo : © Prof. John Bird


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The Team

Photo : © Prof. John Bird

Movies

Goding Flyover  [1.1Mb]  |  Kirwan Flyover  [2.2Mb]

Please note that these are Quicktime movies. You may need to download and install the latest Quicktime Player. It is available as a free download for both Mac and PC

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