This is a great example of what you can do with the right parts a bit of know how.
This article describes the construction of a rudder-only controlled model airplane that weighs 2.5 ounces. Total cost was about $35. For sure, I learned some interesting things along the way, all of which are shared here. The good news is that the electronic modifications are working well.Perhaps there’s something in here that you will find useful for YOUR own Micro-Sizer / BitChar-G airplane powered hack.
[via DIY Live]
RC-CAM Projects: Micro R/C Car Hacks for Model Airplane Use
Ah, there is nothing quite like the thrill of hacking up an expensive digital camera and undoing what engineers spent countless hours fixing. I’m referring to the filter that cuts down the infrared wavelength light that strikes the image sensor. You see, if you don’t filter out the IR your images tend ot be washed out. Now this is fine if you just want to take the same old boring pictures that everyone else does. If you don’t, then this hack is for you. Once you have done this you can make some very cool looking photos by shooting through what to the naked eye looks to be a solid sheet of plastic. That plastic is a filter that only passes infrared light. Grass and leaves look white, dark clothing looks gray, the sky is black… The effect is stunning.
This is good look at a future that might have been.
You know, nothing says ‘Fourth of July’ like rockets shooting out of the pool!
Now here is something you don’t see every day, a camera made out of a flatbed scanner. Even more cool than that is that it takes a 360 degree panoramic scan. This project write up had loads of photos and is sure to inspire more people to make cameras such as this.
Ok, not exactly a weekend project but you could build this in about three of them. The results would be an impressive addition to any mad scientist’s lab.