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Hmm, What a great idea!!!
Although Luc's not going
to like the fact that I'm going to have to cut it up
a bit (him being from Belgium and all that).
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I happen to very
lucky to be able to get my hands on this Belgium Air
force Epervier Recon Drone. It was surplus stock to its
previous owner, so a deal was agreed. Thanks to Richard,
Ian and Paul for the help getting it to me.
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Lid off
time, so excited, I'm so chuffed. The tail fin, wings
etc are attached to the
inside of the lid for safe transport.
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The vertical
tail assembly, the rudder servo is built in to the section
with the electrical connections at the base,
three antenna connections are just visible to the front.
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| Out of the transport
case and tail fin attached.
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Wings removed
from the lid of the case. |
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Wing stabilisers
removed from the lid of the case. |
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D-27
means 'Drone number 27', only 49 of
these drones were ever made as per this useful
reference on the Internet.
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Business end
of the drone, the Lucas CT3201 gas turbine engine , the
turbine wheel bears a resemblance to the turbine wheel
from the
lucas CR201.
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Front engine
cover removed, exposing the fuel pump assembly and air
impingement pipe work. |
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With the
main central panel removed, 3 out of the 4 control
box's can be seen.
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This is where
the camera would have been mounted when in operation,
the glass window can be seen at the bottom of the fuselage. |
