Barnard Microsystems Limited

The VuFab or "View from Above" single engine Unmanned Aircraft is intended for use in aerial photography and in Unmanned Aircraft Systems Research and Development work.

VuFab is is also used to gain experience in the flight of Unmanned Aircraft before operating the InView UAS.

Above: the VuFab single engine aircraft with a payload bay that can house a digital camera, such as the Canon G-10. The large Payload Bay under the high wing can be used to house an experimental payload.

return to top

Above: example of aerial photography from just under 400 feet above ground level using a Canon G10 mid-size digital camera mounted on an anti-vibration assembly in the aircraft fuselage.

You can download a copy of the high resolution aerial photograph.

Above: an aerial photograph taken using a down looking Canon G10 digital camera on the VuFab aircraft.

You can download a copy of the high resolution aerial photograph.

return to top

The use of a four stroke petrol (gasoline) engine provides the aircraft with a flight duration that can exceed one hour, depending on the exact amount of fuel carried.

return to top

Above: the ten channel Futaba T10CAP Transmitter used when in Manual Flight mode.

return to top

Above: the VuFab aircraft can take-off from a mown grass strip or from a reasonably flat surface.

return to top

Included in the VuFab Unmanned Aircraft System is:

• The VuFab Unmanned Aircraft itself together with an Operator Manual.
• A Futaba T10CAP transmitter operating at 2.4 GHz together with the Instruction Manual.
• Engine starting equipment.
• Fuel container and electric fuel pump.
• Three consecutive days of local, on-site, flying instruction from one of our flight instructors.
• One year of technical support.

Above: the VuFab aircraft is often used to get experience with flying Unmanned Aircraft as a precursor to operating the larger InView Unmanned Aircraft.

return to top

return to top