Chapter 1187: New Toys
The green hills in the distance are faint, and the white clouds above the head are leisurely, which is a twilight summer scenery.
Bring a deck chair and put it on the grass and lie on it to enjoy the warm afternoon sun and warm breeze.
For Atletico, this moment of leisure is even more rare. Talking and laughing, there is no white ding, it is chic and good to say, once it involves the exchange of real profits, it is inevitable to sacrifice a lot of brain cells and immune cells, thinking that it has been really tiring recently, he simply pulled most of the main team into the mountain.
Not far ahead, the boys of the Pony Drone Flying Team are assembling their own fixed-wing drones, and Fang Zhanping, the director of Rue Ranch, is leading a group of employees to stand by and watch the strange.
Because of the preparations for the BRICS summit, several cities around Ludao have implemented a ban on flying since June, and not only large and small aircraft owned by businesses and individuals have been required to be sealed, but manufacturers such as pony vehicles have also received notices to cooperate with the work. Then the micro aircraft department immediately moved to the west, temporarily moved the outdoor test to the western mountains, and became neighbors with Fang Zhanping for a while.
After completing the inspection and guidance of the process, Atletico Madrid brought someone to Fang Zhanping's side to make an appointment with this old friend.
There was nothing to do in the afternoon, and seeing that the sky was clear, Fang Zhanping, who had already had a plan, immediately asked the young man of the flying team to take out the guy and fly.
"Hulala!"
Hearing the sound of the birds flying closer, Atletico Madrid, who was closing his eyes and pretending to be asleep, suddenly turned over and fell to the ground with an alarm, and dodged away.
In the next second, several clouds of white matter fell from the sky, most of them fell into the grass, but one of them dripped impartially on the back of the recliner, making a crisp "pop!"
Retracting his gaze, Atletico raised his head with black lines on his face and shouted ahead: "Fang Field Chief, why don't you care about your birds?"
When the latter heard this, he turned around, and immediately noticed the striking white spots on the wood-colored chaise longue, and then he laughed: "These are the birds of the country and the people! ”
"Can't you just watch them on the heads of the guests?"
"No way," Fang Zhanping spread his hands, "These are either first-class national security or second-level national security, and if you dare to touch it, you will break the law at least and commit a crime at worst, and you can be sentenced to up to 15 years, and ordinary people like me can't afford to mess with it." ”
In late summer and early autumn, it is the time when migratory birds fly to the south for wintering, and countless birds fly over the mountains of the upper reaches of the Jiulong River every day, heading towards the warm Lingnan and even Southeast Asia. Rue Ranch is stuck on the route, and it happens that the water and grass are abundant and safe, and recently there are many two-legged beasts that bring their own food, which has naturally become a popular rest stop for birds, and the density of birds has increased by several orders of magnitude.
Seeing the flock of birds gathering, Lao Fang naturally did not let go of the opportunity to make profits, and decisively advertised the "Rue Bird Watching Tour" on the major media, OTA travel platforms and the "Dream Flight" of bees, which really attracted a large number of tourists who love birds and bird watching. With the free food that these people paid for out of their own pockets, more migratory birds flocked to the ranch and became more and more lively.
But things are both good and bad, with so much bird food being sold to tourists, and the ranch is also responsible for dealing with the ensuing biochemical pollution.
In addition to the brooding birds, the vast majority of birds do not have the habit of excreting at a fixed time, and they fall on the trees and pull them casually, fly in the sky and row them at will, anyway, the animals and flowers on the ground cannot protest and retaliate. If it is sprinkled on trees and grass, it is nothing, but it is not good to fall on the road, walls, car roofs or even people.
Walking up to Atletico Madrid, Fang Zhanping reached out and handed over the tissue, "Here you go, wipe it!"
After wiping off the stains in two or two strokes, and casually throwing the tissue balls into the mobile garbage bin not far away, Atletico suggested again: "I didn't say that you should hunt and kill, but you can always keep them away from the accommodation service area, right?"
Fang Junqi nodded, "We have also noticed this problem, but we have not been able to find a good way to drive it away." Birds of prey are all protected animals of the second grade or above, and private owners are forbidden to raise and use them; there seems to be no one in China who can train bird repellent dogs; air cannons, tweeters, shotguns, etc. are also not allowed to be used. Earlier we tried to use the quad axis to fly close to play the bird of prey, and at first it worked a little, but now they are used to it, and they don't even hide when they encounter the quad axis. I've tried everything, and I'm now pointing to your big pigeon, big eagle and even fixed wing!"
The former is mainly used in the sky of city squares and tourist attractions, while the latter is a professional airport bird repelling machine.
Looking up into the distance, Atletico shook his head to shatter his illusions, "Big pigeons are too small to have no deterrent effect, and they can only retreat when they encounter large flocks of birds." When the eagle arrives at you, many of the means of attack cannot be used, or it will not be long before the donkey skills are exhausted. ”
"What about the fixed-wings, roaring and flying over, and the birds are not scared to scatter?"
"Stop, stop!" Hearing him say this, Atletico Madrid hurriedly stretched out his hand to make a stop gesture, "There is a problem with your thinking, whether it is a large plane or a small plane, whether it is a rotor wing, a flapping wing, or a fixed wing, you are essentially afraid of birds, and you should use them to help you manage birds, so you should extinguish this heart!"
"Large airplanes are afraid of birds because of their speed, four-axis planes are afraid of birds because of the exposed propellers, how can flapping wings and fixed wings also be afraid of birds?"
"Of course I'm afraid," Atletico nodded affirmatively, "After all, the ornithopter is not really a bird, and the flight stability is several grades worse, and the bird is easy to lose control and blow up." In fact, the fixed wing is similar, the structural strength is too weak, and it is easy to damage and deform if you really want to install it, and then stall out of control, and the result is also a crash of the bombing plane. ”
"Understood," Fang Zhanping was full of disappointment, and turned his head to look at the several model airplanes being assembled over there, "So what now?"
Atletico sighed depressedly: "You can only start from the ground, manage your tourists, and let them all go to a fixed place far away to feed." By the way, you know Jiayun Zoo, right?"
"Hey, can I not know?" Fang Chang looked at the guy opposite with envy, "In order to let the snack goods watch the animals at the doorstep, someone spent money to build a private zoo, and if you have money, you can do whatever you want." ”
"Almost, making money is just for spending," Atletico waved his hand, "I mean, you can try the kind of feeding robot that Jiayun uses." ”
"Well, I'll contact Jiayun when I get back, but what about these now? Do you want me to find someone to help drive them away?"
"Forget it," Atletico shook his head, "these are your God of Wealth, and it's not good to be rough with them." We'll see what happens, and if it's too much, I'll change places. If it really can't be done, they can only cancel the flight and wait for them to come back after attending the Yinzhou Flyer Conference. ”
On September 8th, Yinzhou City, Jiangnan Province will hold the National Flyer Conference and Western Air Show, as a well-known UAV manufacturer and UAV racing team, Pony Vehicle and its Pony Flying Team are invited, the former used to set up an exhibition to cultivate the market to sell products, and the latter was invited to perform FPV aerobatics to gather popularity.
Hearing him mention the Flyer Conference, Fang Zhanping suddenly remembered something, and opened his mouth to ask: "By the way, there are so many Flyer Conferences in the country, which one is the genuine version?"
Atletico Madrid pointed to the northwest, "It's all imitations of copycats selling dog meat on sheep's heads." At the Central Plains Flight Conference at the end of April, the organizers tossed and turned for two years, and there were only two foreign flyers, and there were not many domestic flyers. The same is true for other conventions, which can only arrange fixed short-haul routes, and there is almost no trade in drawings and accessories, and everything else depends on air shows and static displays. ”
The Fly-In Conference is a gathering of flying enthusiasts and is held all over the world, but AirVenture, organized by the EAA (American Association of Experimental Aircraft), is the most well-known and grand. In the last week of July, thousands of homemade or modified aircraft fly from all over the world to the town of Oshkosh, attracting general aviation companies from all over the world and hundreds of thousands of tourists.
So many flying enthusiasts get together not to see a show and go to an exhibition, they themselves are the real protagonists. In addition to watching the flight show of new and old aircraft, there are also enthusiast exchanges, training and competitions, as well as drawing exchanges and spare parts trading, just like a grand gathering with the theme of flying.
In contrast, these "imitations" in China only have flight shows and static displays, and the general aviation town does not build an airport to build a house, which is naturally in vain and puts the cart before the horse.
As for the various reasons, Fang Zhanping also knew a little about it, and persuaded with a smile: "In the final analysis, the air force still has no money and no self-confidence, so it is better to have more than one thing, and the scale of the airline company is small and the voice is weak, and it is not as good as the energy of the real estate developer." However, something is better than nothing, and at least those two are also the pioneers of icebreaking. ”
"Well," Atletico nodded, "it's got over there, let's go over!"
Moving to the side of the flying team, I saw six large model airplanes lined up on the grass, with the A6M "Zero Battle" with red plaster on one side and their sworn enemy F4F "Wildcat" on the other side. Next to the model airplane, there are also six aeroSIM2 cockpits, each connected by cables to the transmission vehicle and the panel antenna next to it, which looks quite professional.
Turning his head to look at Fang Zhanping, Atletico said with a smile: "I won't bully you either, let you pick first!"
"Hey, I'm not a rookie who doesn't know anything!
With a light snort, Fang Chang strode over to the "Night Cat", it was always right to be on the winner's side.
The "Zero Fight" and the "Night Cat" are both single-engine carrier-based fighters that have fought a lot in the Pacific, with the former being able to maneuver and climb quickly, and the latter being good at fire protection and diving. Although the U.S. Navy was not very satisfied with the performance of the "Wildcat" and was later reequipped with a large number of powerful new aircraft such as the F6F "Hellcat", the P47 "Lightning" and the P51 "Mustang", before the juniors entered service, the "Wildcat" had already relied on targeted tactical innovation to overcome the "zero war crisis" on their own and play a superior exchange ratio. By the time the new planes, which were sturdy and resistant to beatings and had great firepower, arrived at the front line, the small machine guns of the Zero Combat could not even make holes in the wings of enemy aircraft. Eventually, these planes were transformed into "kamikaze special attack aircraft", pretending to be novice pilots who had just stepped out of the school gates to play one-way attacks.
Of course, these are historical situations, the model aircraft can only simulate the shape and approximate performance characteristics, flight performance, ergonomics these specific details can not be accurately restored, even the ship-borne take-off and landing have been changed to grass take-off and landing, and what kind of situation can be played in the future, it all depends on the pilot's play.
"You picked it yourself, don't cry for your mother later!" Atletico laughed, and also rolled over and sat in the cockpit.
Fastening his seat belt, Atletico picked up the VR headset in front of him and put it on, and the picture in front of him changed, but it switched to the in-cabin perspective of "Zero Battle".
With his movements, the shooting gimbal in the model aircraft cabin also rotated left and right, and the video signal was compressed and encoded and sent to the tablet antenna, and then after being decoded, it was combined with the cockpit picture taken by the headset camera to form a mixed reality picture presented in front of him, so that Ma Atletico sitting in the cockpit on the ground could see the scenery in the sky.
This set of things is exactly the pony vehicle's real-life air combat game set for FPV dog fighting players.
FPV is an abbreviation for First Person VIE, which usually refers to the innovative gameplay of using a wireless camera to control airplanes and car models from a first-person perspective. Compared with traditional visual remote control, FPV gameplay has a strong sense of immersion and substitution, which is especially obvious on flying equipment, as evidenced by the advanced gameplay of drone racing and drone dog fighting, which have become increasingly popular in recent years.
Drone racing usually uses small miniature multicopters equipped with FPV functions, and the small wheelbase is mostly assembled by enthusiasts themselves. This kind of equipment is lightweight, small, flexible in turning, good at drilling through forests and holes to bypass obstacles, and has a completely different development direction from the aerial camera that emphasizes stability and long endurance, so it is vividly called a traversing machine.
Drone dogfight is a drone equipped with a combat module for chasing and fighting, so that players who can't fight in the sky can experience the blood and romance of the children of the sky. There are two development directions for this kind of project, one is a modular multicopter, and the other is a real military aircraft model, the former emphasizes freedom and creativity, and the latter advocates retro and feelings.
Obviously, today's "battle" belongs to the latter.
In addition to these competitive events, Bee has launched two virtual tourism projects this year, "Dream Flight" and "Cloud Zoo", which also use FPV technology. Through the cameras mounted on drones, bionic robot animals, bionic robot fish and other platforms, people can go to the sky and the sea without leaving home.
Because of the first batch of "Dream Flight", Rue Ranch easily drank the first sip of hot soup, and the number of customers and total income increased significantly. Now that he has tasted the sweetness, Fang Zhanping naturally wants to do the same, and is full of enthusiasm for the ponny's FPV dog fighting project, which is why there is the current gambling fight.
Thinking that "winning or losing is not important, fun is important", the field leader skillfully flicked one button after another and sent his "car" into the sky. 2k reading web