Philae Concept

Description:

The Pixy is a slow moving model aircraft intialy used for close together remote sensing, allowing classical or numerical aerial shots, video shooting at low altitude flight.
It’s built on a robust way for an intensive use. His conception points to simplicity of piloting, easyness of use and transportation, high protection of  the equipment loaded and allows a wide public use. All the better, it comes under the model aircraft rules wich are definitly less restrictive than the aeronautics ones.

The Pixy 26-40ã has been built in a very robust way for an intensive use within bad conditions with an aluminium cell welded with TIG. It’s able to bear a load in compression of over 80kg.
The front part is constitued by four Zicral longeron very light(16X1) with an inox nose, it should be praticaly « indestructible ».
The undercarriage is made up of three low pression inflatable wheels of 150mm diameter that insure a good rolling and total absorbtion.
All materials used are very high quality, aluminium cell finition is made of Epoxy or polyurethane more basic, assuring very performing protection against corrosion and wear.

To help the starting up we use a mono-cylinder 2T engine with electronic ignition. The starting up is made by a hand launcher well build-in. The performing starter allow starting up by cold weather. The engine cooling is made by blown air(turbine), wich rules out any risk of overheat.
Air filtering is optimum with an foam-rubber easy to wash or to change.
The fuel supply is made from an upper position tank(with automatic valve) to carburettor with membrane on a valve intake. The aluminium exhaust system is very light and silent.
Compatible petrols are Super 95/98/97 mixted with 2% of semi-synthetic oil.

The remote control has 6 channels programmable and proportional. The sails are flexible with 16 caissons, build specialy for this specific use with the best materials at the time.

Crédit photo Jean ASSELINE


Crédit photo Jean ASSELINE


Crédit photo Jean ASSELINE