After finalizing the sensory system and designing mathematical model, the time has come when T-Rex 600 spread its wings and touched the the sky at the first time. The first flight was realized on Rozhnovce airport, which is small field airport near Košice city, on wednesday of 14th April. Forecast predicted a stable and windless weather, ideal time for the first flight after two years of preparations. We had two main goals: 1. Functionality and reliability testing of whole system, because of all control, sensory and communication electronics was completely designed by Smart Robotic Systems 2. Flight data acquisition for mathematical model verification, which we described in our last article about T-Rex Simulator.
Anyone who has piloted the helicopter model knows, that piloting of this type of RC models is the most difficult. And in case, when on the model board is electronics, which price is thousands of euros, the piloting changes to adrenaline sport. So how ended first flights of T-Rex 600?