Princeton Tiger Drone!
Lian Pin has just moved to New Jersey to begin his year-long sabbatical at Princeton University, his alma mater. He has just finished building the first Conservation Drone in America, which is called (what else!) the Tiger Drone, after Princeton University’s mascot! Here are some sneak peek photos of the Tiger Drone, which is based on the Finwing Penguin airframe. It will be test flown in the coming days when the weather gets better.
Lian Pin will be using this drone for demonstration flights in the US, including one for a class at Duke University in the Spring. He will also be helping a water supply protection team in Massachusetts explore the use of conservation drones as a fowl deterrent tool in reservoirs.
*A big thank you to Joshua Ott who donated some much needed equipment to get Lian Pin started in the US!
I have high hopes for my penguin based build, I’ve only maidened mine so far, but it has a ton of space. Seems to fly much better sans canopy. What paint do you gentlepeople use ?
Hi Tim, I used a foam safe spray paint from Michael’s.
Say hello to Lyndon for me 😉
I have been testing a Penguin for about a week now for mapping. It is probably the easiest plane to fly that I have yet experienced. Lots of great design elements, some weaknesses but overall a fantastic plane for aerial mapping. I have been doing test runs in 15-25 MPH winds without issue. I’ll be posting a review and comparison to 2013 skywalker air frame at flightriot.com if anyone is interested. Happy flying