Draganflyer X6

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Draganflyer X6
Role Miniature UAV
Manufacturer Draganfly Innovations
Designer Draganfly Innovations
Introduction 2008
Status In production (2014)
Produced 2008–present

Draganflyer X6 is a commercial unmanned aerial vehicle.

Description

Draganflyer X6 is a remote-controlled miniature

thermal vision.[1] The camera is mounted on the vibration-free bottom of the drone. The Draganflyer has six rotors and can fly up to a speed of 20 miles per hour (32 km/h).[2]

The drone is controlled by a single operator with a handheld controller. The controller wears glasses, which display a live feed of what is recorded by the camera.[3]

Privacy concerns

The drone is in use in Canada and the United States by law enforcement.[citation needed]

In

Mike McGinn due to protests from privacy advocates and the general public.[4] The drones would have been used in missing persons cases and in limited criminal investigations, according to police.[4]

In May 2014, the

hostage situations and that they would not be used to spy on law-abiding citizens. However, this did not stop criticism from the American Civil Liberties Union, which questioned whether the marginal benefits of the drones justified their serious threat to privacy.[5] On October 31, 2014, Los Angeles City Council instructed Los Angeles Police Department to create a drone policy in order to move forth with using their Draganflyer X6.[6]

In February 2014, the Federal Aviation Administration allowed the Grand Forks, North Dakota police department to start using the drone. The University of North Dakota, in an attempt to preemptively solve objections regarding privacy, created a committee of private citizens and members of the government with the power to alter or completely stop the drone flights. However, the actual testing was met with little objection from the public.[7]

References

  1. ^ Low, Mike (25 September 2009). "DraganFlyer X6". What Digital Camera. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  2. ISBN 9781305142794
    . Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  3. ^ "Draganfly Draganflyer X6". Popular Science. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  4. ^ a b Myers, Laura (Feb 8, 2013). "Seattle mayor grounds police drone program". Reutes. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  5. ^ Rubin, Joel (May 30, 2014). "LAPD adds drones to arsenal, says they'll be used sparingly". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  6. ^ McNeal, Gregory (October 31, 2014). "Los Angeles City Council Instructs Los Angeles Police Department To Create Drone Policy". Forbes. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
  7. ^ Hannah, Jack (February 10, 2014). "North Dakota Testing New Drones". CNN. Retrieved 13 June 2014.

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