Ultra Laser’s Serial Adventure © - Part 2
hello kiddies. time for volume 2 of the bootstrapper's unmanned aerial surveillance vehicle. i promise that the coming installments will be more interesting, but i just got rid of the "fam" and have had precious little time to work on my drunken project.
so basically, goal numero uno is to free up as much weight as possible. seeing as how we will be adding a wireless camera/transmitter and several solar panels, we can't afford any excess baggage. in order to do this, i have stripped the plane of all of it's trimmings. no more shitty decals, unnecessary screws, etc. additionally, i have totally gutted the innards in preparation for the rewiring and retrofitting of the supplemental power system.
these are kind of out of order, but fuck off, i'm drinking and its free entertainment:
1. the "thunderbird 400 top war king" in all it's glory. you'll never see it like this again, so enjoy.
2. the cockpit has been completely stripped of all excess styrofoam, hardware, etc. as you can see, we now have ample room for the gear we will add.
3. the fuselage, prior to debadging.
4. the only circuit board in the plane containing the rudder servo, speed control circuit, etc. we will "fix" this in the future.
5. The completely stripped fuselage. note the camera sitting atop it for a size comparison - the top wire is the power connector and the bottom one is the antenna.
a rough (read drunken) weight comparison reveals that we have dropped several ounces from the fuselage just by removing the excessive decals and non-essential hardware. numerous quality control issues have been uncovered - literally, there was a sticker covering a big hole in the side that looks like it was melted in with a hot glue gun. keep in mind this was new, shrink sealed, and in the box.
next installment we will be affixing the solar panels to the wing and making the appropriate modifications to the plane's power system. thanks for tuning in, see you next time. fuckers