Impresses from 200 meters: an engineer armed drone with a cherry sniper rifle

The man began to work on this problem after making fun of an American on the Internet, who suggested that he needed a storm weapon to prevent hundreds of wild pigs into his yard. After that, Bogdanov thought about creating a technology that could help budget the population of these animals. After all, the shooting of wild pigs from the helicopter cabin is quite expensive in America. Therefore, he developed a Baduga - a hunting rifle that is mounted on a small drone.

A smart suspension system holds the center of gravity below the mounting point, and gyrostabilization ensures the stability of the trunk regardless of wind or movement. Sights, in particular a multi -inspest chamber capable of seeing in the dark, are attached to the barrel. Bogdanov says that the firing platform is effectively separated and independent of the drone, and it is as easy to shoot as from a tripod. The system automatically compensates for the return and has a 60 cartridge store.

Further development can involve automatic change in the store in flight. In the early versions of the structure, standard gyroscopes were used, the latter version is specially made for this program and weighs about 4 kg, with the rifle adding similar weight. The platform is a standard heavy commercial drone, similar to those on which movie cameras and geodetic devices are installed.

Shooting lovers describe accuracy in terms of "angular minutes", one minute is equal to an inch per 100 yards or approximately 6 cm per 200 m. . He believes that the system generally from the rifle, stabilization attachment and drone has accuracy up to an angular minute, which allows the operator to securely and humanely kill a pig with 200 meters first shot. In fact, the drone has some advantages in terms of accuracy.

"Unlike terrestrial shooters, the drone in the air has a more accurate picture of the direction and force of the wind behind the spectrum of heights - it is easy to calculate the demolition of the aircraft relative to the earth," says Bogdanov. Bogdanov, in a conversation with a journalist, emphasized that he did not create a battle drone and did not want Baduga to be processed and adapted to the needs of the military.

The developer is worried that the Russian-Ukrainian war will open a new era in the field of weapons. And then all drones in the sky will be automatically perceived as a dangerous weapon. "The militarization of drones can lead to a complete ban on flights in the short term. Any drone in the sky begins to be seen as a potential danger even far beyond the war zone," Bogdanov said.