Imagine a warm summer night spending the time with yours friends and a cold drink. Suddenly a film reel is appearing in the night sky flying in front of you showing some funny films. Wouldn't that be crazy? Reely is the realization of this dream.
To combine small aerial vehicle technology with an entertainment vision is the awesome challenge of this project. Reely &ndash the flying film reel is based on a quadrotor platform. This is kind of a helicopter with four rotors arranged in a plane. By varying the rotational speed of the individual rotors the quadrotor can move in all directions.
Reely has a lightweight structure made of carbon and glass fibers. It is equipped with powerful brushless outrunner e-motors and lithium-polymer accumulator technology. Pictures and films can be shown on six displays all around the reel. A specially developed trajectory planning software allows Reely to fly given routes automatically without the assistance of a pilot.
At the moment Reely is in the final production phase. The structure will be completed in the next days. Software development and implementation is on its way. The maiden flight of Reely is expected to take place within the next four to five weeks.
| Diameter | 775 mm |
| Height | 95 mm |
| Overall Weight | 1550 g |
| Number of Rotors | 4 |
| Rotor Diameter | 10" (254 mm) |
| Total Thrust | 4650 g |
| Power per Propulsion Group | 300 W |
| Number of Displays | 6 |
| Display Type | 4.3" OLED Active Matrix |
| Hovering Flight Time | approx. 10 min |
The production of DC alpha is a milestone in the Reely project. Designed to serve as a testing platform the prototype has no entertainment purposes.
DC alpha completed its maiden flight successfully on December 30th 2008. It has undergone a series of test since then. This includes flight performance under different conditions such as wind, heavy payload and unbalanced momentums.
| Diameter | 670 mm |
| Height | 135 mm |
| Overall Weight | 650 g |
| Number of Rotors | 4 |
| Rotor Diameter | 10" (254 mm) |
| Total Thrust | 2700 g |
| Power per Propulsion Group | 150 W |
| Hovering Flight Time | 17 min |
