The first time I saw a Blackbird up close was in 1994 in Tucson before the Museum had the new building. They rescued it from becoming scrap metal and we were walking through the mud touching all the surfaces and walking all around and under it. Our guide was a member of the fueling crew for that particular plane and he told great stories of how the expansion seams would leak out while they fueled on the ground and in the air until it got up to speed. The cherry on top was the drone sitting next to it that would ride piggy-back, do a one-way fly over and then self-destruct after ejecting the film payload. Had the fun of seeing the "Top-Secret Drone Revealed"cover page on Popular Mechanics Magazine the next month and bragging I already knew about it.

(Written on 2018年 01月 19日)(Permalink)

Yes Dan, You are so "right" and I humbly retract my egregious error because that's soooooo important and maybe having a little imagination and a sense of humor about how government's rules have sometimes weird consequences is not.

(Written on 2017年 12月 08日)(Permalink)

Simple Google Search: SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 28, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Sunflower Labs and Stanley Black & Decker announced today a strategic partnership that will allow Stanley Black & Decker and Sunflower Labs to work together on new and innovative security solutions. The Sunflower Home Awareness System combines outdoor sensors with an aerial camera for a full view of what's going on around your home, resulting in a more complete picture of activity and fewer false alarms common with current home systems. "Security is more than locks and alarms, it's about understanding what's happening on your property at all times," said Alex Pachikov, Sunflower Labs CEO. "We're thrilled to have a partner in Stanley Black and Decker, the world's second largest commercial electronic security provider, who shares that belief." "Sunflower Labs is pairing the state of the art in sensor and quadcopter technology to bring insightful security to property owners, giving them better context into activit

(Written on 2017年 12月 08日)(Permalink)

What are they going to say about the drones designed to fly themselves as property security? There's a new system being sold by Black & Decker called Sunflowers that sends a security drone to check out an Intruder on your property and send the images to your monitor in the house. I can just see a concerned and maybe armed property owner going outside to deal with them putting on his Reflective Vest so the Intruders can easily see them.

(Written on 2017年 12月 08日)(Permalink)