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The camera rig was designed and built by Aerial Concepts in Arizona. The camera rig has three servos controlling pan, tilt, and rotation of the camera from landscape to portrait. At two locations on the camera rig and one location on the helicopter, rubber is used to reduce the vibration between the helicopter and camera. Reducing vibration is important because vibration degrades the clarity or sharpness of the images.

The camera shutter is fired with the use of a remote button, that jacks into the side of the camera, and a servo. The servo and the remote are attached together with velcro and plastic zip ties, withthe servo arm positioned over the button. The remote and the servo are located near the radio receivers in the body of the helicopter. The remote wire is snaked down the camera rig, and into the remote jack.

The struts are recycled golf club shafts. The struts are made of a carbon fiber and are strong, flexible, and light. The struts attach to CPVC tubing permanently fixed to the helicopter. The struts are held to the CPVC tubing with plastic zip ties. Any use of trade, product, or firm names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.