On Tue, 28 Jun 2011 09:41:51 -0700, bildan wrote:

http://www.newscientist.com/article/...iloted-glider-
knows-where-to-fly-for-a-free-ride.html

The ALOFT project: http://soaring.goosetechnologies.com/
is well worth a look even though much of the more interesting detail has
vanished since the spooks took an interest. This was a project to convert
a commercially available 5m carbon RC model sailplane into an unpowered
UAV that would be capable of autonomously finding and using thermals to
fly a preprogrammed task. They succeeded - see the documented results.

BTW, I think this is the project that New Scientist mentions as making a
5.3 hour flight.


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