Watch the first, eighth, and ninth flights of the Genii Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) built by WSU students.
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May 20, 2013 — First flight of the Genii Unmanned Aerial System built by students at Washington State University. This project was funded on June 30, 2012 and completed the first flight on May 18, 2013. The long term goal is to fly with cryogenic liquid hydrogen fuel supplying a proton exchange fuel cell and electric motor (the test flight was powered by batteries).
Flight Time: 16 min
Takeoff weight: 19 kg
Maximum electrical power: 1500 W
Takeoff distance: 20 m
Landing distance: 30 m
Maximum ground speed: 23 m/s, 45 knott, 51 mph
Maximum altitude: 176 m AGL, 580 ft AGL
Location: Lewis-Clark Model RC Club at Mann Lake, Lewiston, Idaho
Video by Genii UAS students
Eighth and ninth flights of the Genii Unmanned Aerial System. These flights utilized the autonomous autopilot system. The autopilot can be programmed from the ground via computer link and GPS waypoints can be updated during flight.
Total Flight Time: 30 min
Location: Lewis-Clark Model RC Club at Mann Lake, Lewiston, Idaho
Video by Genii UAS students
Follow the progress of the Genii UAS students on their YouTube channel.