This “optionally piloted aircraft” is a Cessna 150 that customer Ryan Olson fitted with an autopilot and remote control system using the Pololu jrk 12v12. It is used for UAV training and development at the National Test Pilot School in Mojave, CA. Ryan’s AUVSI 2012 abstract is available online, and you can see some pictures of the internals below.

Labeled diagram of the inside of Ryan Olson’s optionally piloted Cessna 150.

Jrk 12v12 enclosure used in Ryan Olson’s optionally piloted Cessna 150.

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