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#325375 - 21/08/2009 20:04 Flying Predators
gbeer
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Registered: 17/12/2000
Posts: 2665
Loc: Manteca, California
On Gizmodo is a video of the workstation the pilots of Predator Drones use.

The thing I noticed was the video screens.

To give the pilots a wider FOV, they layer the Predator's narrow FOV onto a 3 screen virtual display, synchronized to the plane's position and attitude.

The only unbelievable part is the poor quality of the VR. No doubt it was degraded for the purpose of making the video.
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#325378 - 21/08/2009 22:22 Re: Flying Predators [Re: gbeer]
RobotCaleb
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Registered: 15/01/2002
Posts: 1866
Loc: Austin
I've worked on trainers for the Predator. They looked nothing like that.

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#325384 - 22/08/2009 11:48 Re: Flying Predators [Re: gbeer]
JBjorgen
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Registered: 19/01/2002
Posts: 3583
Loc: Columbus, OH
pwned.
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#325385 - 22/08/2009 20:05 Re: Flying Predators [Re: JBjorgen]
andym
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Registered: 17/01/2002
Posts: 3995
Loc: Manchester UK
To the untrained eye, it looks like some sort of mockup for the press. The fancy looking subtle lighting and designer seating. I bet the real things are a lot more utilitarian.
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#325592 - 29/08/2009 18:21 Re: Flying Predators [Re: andym]
frog51
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Registered: 09/08/2000
Posts: 2091
Loc: Edinburgh, Scotland
One of my brothers (the one in the fleet air arm) got to have a good shot of these. Says they are pretty good to fly, and although nowhere near as exciting as real flying, much higher chance of getting home for tea and crumpet
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