Homemade Fireworks-Armed Drone

This video shows a modified off-the-shelf remote control Tricopter armed with fireworks, and firing them at hydrogen-filled balloons.

More information about how to build one of these balloon-busters can be found here.

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[Hat Tip: Tech Crunch]

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  1. GeoffHwrote on February 01st, 2011 at 4:52 am Link To Comment | Reply To Comment

    Y-man, the RC unit had a video camera sending video from the tricopter back to the RC operator. This is called FPV flying, and this is legal in the U.S. as long as you have someone also watching your aircraft from the ground next to you. Of course, if you have your own private flying field, nobody will be monitoring you for rules violations.

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  2. Arthur B. Burnettwrote on January 31st, 2011 at 11:02 am Link To Comment | Reply To Comment

    Greetings from Texas,
    “You arent allowed to do this in the US “
    I was afraid of that. Then again, you know how those tresspassers lie.

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  3. Y-manwrote on January 31st, 2011 at 7:31 am Link To Comment | Reply To Comment

    @ Don: was your remark meant to be “tongue in cheek”? Or you actually had any doubts that it was RC? Video clearly said “RC”!

    Nice one! Would like to know if aiming was done “remotely” (By viewing the fall of the “rockets” and correcting, or controller was actually viewing “HUD” video feed in real time?

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  4. Donwrote on January 31st, 2011 at 5:41 am Link To Comment | Reply To Comment

    That video was kind of ‘edited’.

    I don’t think the ‘drone’ wasn’t automatically finding targets and making decisions on how to attack them. I’m pretty sure there was a guy remote piloting it.

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  5. 6677wrote on January 31st, 2011 at 4:21 am Link To Comment | Reply To Comment

    You arent allowed to do this in the US but then look at the page for it, Its not in the US.
    Think it said 18 hours put into the video

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  6. hacedecawrote on January 30th, 2011 at 11:27 pm Link To Comment | Reply To Comment

    New Air Force Basic Training. Being obese – no problem anymore.

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  7. Arthur B. Burnettwrote on January 30th, 2011 at 5:36 pm Link To Comment | Reply To Comment

    Greetings from Texas,
    Alright! The war on tresspassers now has air support! Let the stray dogs explore the rabbit and bird pens.

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  8. GeoffHwrote on January 30th, 2011 at 3:00 pm Link To Comment | Reply To Comment

    I do believe doing this is illegal in the U.S. You aren’t allowed to fire anything from a radio control aircraft in the U.S.

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  9. root manwrote on January 30th, 2011 at 1:41 pm Link To Comment | Reply To Comment

    Nice.
    Hope homeland security does not freak…

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  10. garethwrote on January 30th, 2011 at 1:12 pm Link To Comment | Reply To Comment

    this made my day XD

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  11. Falcon500wrote on January 30th, 2011 at 9:10 am Link To Comment | Reply To Comment

    I want one NOW!!!

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  12. Stevenwrote on January 30th, 2011 at 8:24 am Link To Comment | Reply To Comment

    Wow! I can only imagine how many hours went into making that video.

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  13. shockfish08wrote on January 30th, 2011 at 7:50 am Link To Comment | Reply To Comment

    That is pretty darn cool :) I want one!

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  14. Montagwrote on January 30th, 2011 at 7:46 am Link To Comment | Reply To Comment

    That is incredibly awesome, can’t wait till this is available for kids everywhere :D

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  1. 6677wrote on January 31st, 2011 at 4:21 am Link To Comment | Reply To Comment

    You arent allowed to do this in the US but then look at the page for it, Its not in the US.
    Think it said 18 hours put into the video

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  2. hacedecawrote on January 30th, 2011 at 11:27 pm Link To Comment | Reply To Comment

    New Air Force Basic Training. Being obese – no problem anymore.

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  3. Donwrote on January 31st, 2011 at 5:41 am Link To Comment | Reply To Comment

    That video was kind of ‘edited’.

    I don’t think the ‘drone’ wasn’t automatically finding targets and making decisions on how to attack them. I’m pretty sure there was a guy remote piloting it.

    Please rate this comment: Thumb up 0 Thumb down 0
  4. Y-manwrote on January 31st, 2011 at 7:31 am Link To Comment | Reply To Comment

    @ Don: was your remark meant to be “tongue in cheek”? Or you actually had any doubts that it was RC? Video clearly said “RC”!

    Nice one! Would like to know if aiming was done “remotely” (By viewing the fall of the “rockets” and correcting, or controller was actually viewing “HUD” video feed in real time?

    Please rate this comment: Thumb up 0 Thumb down 0
  5. GeoffHwrote on February 01st, 2011 at 4:52 am Link To Comment | Reply To Comment

    Y-man, the RC unit had a video camera sending video from the tricopter back to the RC operator. This is called FPV flying, and this is legal in the U.S. as long as you have someone also watching your aircraft from the ground next to you. Of course, if you have your own private flying field, nobody will be monitoring you for rules violations.

    Please rate this comment: Thumb up 0 Thumb down 0
  6. Arthur B. Burnettwrote on January 31st, 2011 at 11:02 am Link To Comment | Reply To Comment

    Greetings from Texas,
    “You arent allowed to do this in the US “
    I was afraid of that. Then again, you know how those tresspassers lie.

    Please rate this comment: Thumb up 0 Thumb down 0
  7. Arthur B. Burnettwrote on January 30th, 2011 at 5:36 pm Link To Comment | Reply To Comment

    Greetings from Texas,
    Alright! The war on tresspassers now has air support! Let the stray dogs explore the rabbit and bird pens.

    Please rate this comment: Thumb up 0 Thumb down 0
  8. GeoffHwrote on January 30th, 2011 at 3:00 pm Link To Comment | Reply To Comment

    I do believe doing this is illegal in the U.S. You aren’t allowed to fire anything from a radio control aircraft in the U.S.

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  9. Stevenwrote on January 30th, 2011 at 8:24 am Link To Comment | Reply To Comment

    Wow! I can only imagine how many hours went into making that video.

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  10. shockfish08wrote on January 30th, 2011 at 7:50 am Link To Comment | Reply To Comment

    That is pretty darn cool :) I want one!

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  11. Falcon500wrote on January 30th, 2011 at 9:10 am Link To Comment | Reply To Comment

    I want one NOW!!!

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  12. garethwrote on January 30th, 2011 at 1:12 pm Link To Comment | Reply To Comment

    this made my day XD

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  13. root manwrote on January 30th, 2011 at 1:41 pm Link To Comment | Reply To Comment

    Nice.
    Hope homeland security does not freak…

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  14. Montagwrote on January 30th, 2011 at 7:46 am Link To Comment | Reply To Comment

    That is incredibly awesome, can’t wait till this is available for kids everywhere :D

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