 Once again Monash University's Aerobotics™ Research Group from the Department of Electrical & Computer Systems Engineering flew their Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) at the Bairnsdale Airshow
This year, Aerobotics™ Chief Pilot, Ray Cooper, Prof. Greg Egan and electronics expert Paul Jenkins, flew their latest aircraft the P15035 which has the familiar "Eye in the Sky" capability, to demonstrate to the some 10,000 Airshow visitors Ray, sponsored by Monash, has achieved two FAI World Records for electrically powered aircraft in the last year. P15035, which is capable of fully automatic flight, will transmitted live video directly to the Monash display marquee. A number of the Aerobotics™ group's other aircraft, including the "Lawrence Hargrave" Aerosonde and the "Duigan" Flying Wing, named after John and Reginald Duigan, were also on display in Monash's Marquee. The "Lawrence Hargrave" was made available to Monash by Aerosonde for its research and flown spectacularly at the last Bairnsdale Airshow in 2000.
The Day in PicturesThe images below were taken from three large galleriesMonash University at the Airshow, Airshow Action and All Images Bairnsdale Airshow Air to Ground Video [MOV 5.1 Mb] shot from UAV P15035
Monash University marquee at the Airshow with a vintage Vampire Jet flying high above the crowd Photo : © 2005 Professor John Bird
 Ray Cooper and Prof. Greg Egan await the Flight Marshall's 'Ready to Go' Photo : © 2005 Professor John Bird
 Ray Cooper talks to a very interested audience before the flight Photo : © 2005 Professor John Bird
 'Standing By', Prof. Greg Egan confirms with Monash's base station that "all systems are go" Photo : © 2005 Professor John Bird
 UAV closeup Photo : © 2005 Professor John Bird
 Launch Photo : © 2005 Professor John Bird
 Launch closeup Photo : © 2005 Professor John Bird
 Monash's "Eye in the Sky" system at work Photo : © 2005 Professor John Bird More images in high resolution [ approx 1Mb each] 1 | 2 | 3 | 4
 Ray Cooper receives Monash University's 'Hargrave Award' from Dick Hargrave great, grand nephew of Lawrence Hargrave Photo : © 2005 Professor John Bird
Monash University at the Airshow, Airshow Action and All Images
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