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Eljo_Don

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5. cheap technology

Reply to cal04 (Original post)

Sun Dec 11, 2011, 02:16 PM

Dec 2011

See the following CNN report and you will see that the equipment acquired by police is a cheap imitation of a real drone.

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=e5f_1196086126

This is supposed to be a demo of the equipment needed to operate the drone. The rotating radar antenna is an old 2nd war rotating type. The drone (see the end of the movie) looks like an small RC plane that can be build by any advanced remote control model plane amateur. In fact, I have seen much more sophisticated designs. Just Google "RC airplanes". The police and politicians present can't distinguish the difference. This no more than a super valued RC plane with camera to transmit video. Price to build, say $100,000. Price for the police dept., a couple of millions.

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US drones helping local police agencies [View all] cal04 Dec 2011 OP

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radar proof covering Eljo_Don Dec 2011 #6

I was referring to the skin of the plane that dropped in Iran which did have such a covering. Fearless Dec 2011 #7

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I think you're right, actually... Shoe Horn Dec 2011 #19

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