Beaver IV

Caption

Projects covering large areas in unstable air masses are the specialty of this airframe.  No runway required.

Beaver IV is the latest rendition in the AIS Lab Beaver series aircraft.  These airframes were developed with the assistance of Seth Johnson and Ryan Olson. Presently, the function of this airframe is to fly point and shoot cameras for a variety of mapping purposes.

Template: Ritewing Zephyr II

Construction: EPOR Foam

Take off Weight: 2.5 - 4 kg

Power Supply: 2x 4000 mah 3S lipo batteries

Payload: P&S Camera (Canon S100/S110)

Cruise Speed: 16 - 20 m/s

Autopilot System: 3DR Pixhawk or 3DR APM 2.5

Endurance: 60 - 80 minutes

Launch: Hand or catapult

Landing: Tumultuous