A Bald Eagle & George Washington Lit Up the Sky For America’s 250th
A breathtaking display of drone technology appeared in the sky over north Texas as the 250th was commemorated with drone-created American images that included a flying bald eagle, the moon astronauts, and an animated bust of George Washington.
The stunning spectacle was accomplished by some 2,500 drones over North Richland Hills, Texas in honor of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence celebrated last Saturday.
The drone software company said, “Creating a system that can be flown safely and repeatedly requires a lot of clever engineering work.”
Each drone is programmed by animation software to fly to a certain position based on GPS data, display a chosen color, and then move in unison with the hundreds of others in the flight path which yields the imagery.
“The flight crew used a detailed dashboard display on the ground station to prepare drones for flight and continuously monitor status,” said the software company Verge Aero.
“The drones themselves carry multiple radios operating simultaneously, away from busy WiFi frequencies, to ensure communications are maintained even in busy and noisy radio environments.”
The Texas display, created by Sky Elements Drone Shows, also featured images of a space program rocket in flight, World War II fighter planes, and Uncle Sam, as shown below.