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Vulture 2 autopilot systems test

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We strapped our spaceplane to the top of a van and took it out for a spin to test the structure and onboard electronic systems, and some of the custom parameters for our Pixhawk autopilot. Here you can (just) see the starboard canard "wiggling" every 15 seconds. This mode is to prevent the servos freezing as the aircraft rises to rocket motor ignition altitude. There's more on the custom Pixhawk parameters here: http://reg.cx/2bY2 For full coverage of our LOHAN mission, see: http://reg.cx/1Uyg

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Vulture 2 autopilot systems test

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2014Aug 18

We strapped our spaceplane to the top of a van and took it out for a spin to test the structure and onboard electronic systems, and some of the custom parameters for our Pixhawk autopilot. Here you can (just) see the starboard canard "wiggling" every 15 seconds. This mode is to prevent the servos freezing as the aircraft rises to rocket motor ignition altitude. There's more on the custom Pixhawk parameters here: http://reg.cx/2bY2 For full coverage of our LOHAN mission, see: http://reg.cx/1Uyg

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