Flying robot attack 'unstoppable': experts Discussion at PhysOrgForum

[Ensignnolo]

http://www.physorg.com/news66197469.html

[Griffo]

Hmm, great. Next there'll be a law against radio control aircraft.
Interesting read though, thanks for the link :).

[ElectroLawndart]

I wonder who these "experts" are. I also love the hyperlinks for word like "satellite", "security" and "electronics" are for ads. Some of the quoted stories seemed like they were talking about small R/C aerial photography platfoms. Maybe the bad guys are just taking up a peaceful new hobby. Wouldn't that be nice.

Here is the link for one of the documents quoted in the website.
http://www.armscontrol.ru/UAV/UAV-report.pdf

Dart

[Keith43221]

I want to know where one can buy this heli! should be easy if its on the market.

[ElectroLawndart]

The heli is a Yamaha RMAX. If memory serves some of the university UAV clubs used this platform for the International Aerial Robotics Competition. It was originally designed for cropdusting in Japan. I would love to see one of these things in action.

Here is the website.
http://www.yamaha-motor.co.jp/global/industrial/sky/history/rmax-iig/index.html

Dart

[gjestico]

Those Rmaxs are not easy to buy.Not to mention the cost, but Yamaha was recently busted for selling them to china. You cant just order one up.

[mwraight]

They can be stopped. Anything can be stopped. Maybe this will provide some of us combat crazy plane destoyers with goverment jobs!

The only problem is knowing when their coming.

But no plane is unstoppable - ask the people here in Southern Arizona who found the Predator Drone lying in their yard!

[typicalaimster]

More replies are over on this thread (http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=515724&page=2#post5467005)

[Ensignnolo]

I was recently at the Army Aviation Association of America show in Nashville talking with one of the NRL folks that use the RMax platform, and have seen them in operation at several AUVSI field days at the Patuxent River Naval Air Station. They're pretty cool. Press a button to start the thing up, and you can fly manuall or via computer control.

The NRL guy indicated that they wanted to test some equipment on them in Iraq, but the Japanese government wouldn't let them. I also understand that Georgia Tech Research Institute fly them as well.

Ensignnolo

[xlcrlee]

Several years ago a nice man from some small country in the middle east, I forget which, told me that in his city, at least, it was illegal to fly R/C because of the perceived potential threat of attack with them.