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jgrahamc
on Nov 27, 2009
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Model Plane Flies the Atlantic [2003]
I took my a while to discover how they did the telemetry, but it appears that used the Argos System which is a a satellite-based system for very remote telemetry:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argos_System
Luc
on Nov 27, 2009
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Here's a bunch more information and pictures, including details of some of the MacGyver-style modifications he made to the flight systems:
http://media.radiocontrolzone.com/mair/online_articles/trans...
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