Z axis acceleration plot (flight number 5)


Raw data plotted from the 3 IMU’s that we have on board

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Eighth flight 04-09-2010

Take off: 08:37h GMT
Landing: 09:35h GMT
Altitude: 300 ft

Screenshot taken during flight

Picture taken at 300 ft.

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GPS positions (all flights until September 02.)


Green – First flight (safire vol39)
Red – Second flight (safire vol40)
Yellow – Third flight (safire vol41)
Orange – Fourth flight (safire vol42)
Pink – Fifth flight (safire vol43)
Purple – sixth flight (safire vol44)
Cyan – seventh flight (safire vol45)

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Seventh flight 02-09-2010

Take off: 14:32h GMT
Landing: 19:06h GMT
Altitude: 300 ft

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Sixth flight 02-09-2010

Take off: 10:05h GMT
Landing: 11:09h GMT
Altitude: 300 ft

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Mosaic picture sample from aerial pictures

This pictures were taken in the second flight.

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Tomorrow’s Flight

Flight plan for 6th flight (safire vol44)

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Third flight 28-08-2010

Take off: 09:45h GMT
Landing: 10:55h GMT
Altitude: 8800 ft

Aircraft waypoints

This Flight was aborted due to a power failure in Novatel GPS Receiver

GPS true position

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Second Flight 2010-08-27

Take off:  09:14h GMT
Landing: 12:07h GMT
Altitude: 9000 ft

Flight Plan:

This was a flight only for GEOMAD project.

In this flight were 5 scientists, 3 Safire technicians and the two pilots.

In the aircraft we can see real time raw and computed data.

This aircraft has a hatch quartz glass where we can take fantastic pictures.

More pictures can be found in the 3rd day pictures link.

Some results:

Flight Path:

Aircraft roll (from sagem IMU)

Aircraft Pitch (from sagem IMU)

GPS true position

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RTP Madeira Video

Press interview by RTP Madeira
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Video Link

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