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 | 3/25/2016 — Government Permits DRONES to be used for Weather Modification / Spraying to induce precipitationby Michael Janitch |
In 2014, we reported that the US Government had approved (authorized) weather modification experiments to be done across areas of Nevada using unmanned drones.
Now in 2016, the successful flight tests of the WeatherMod drone have
been made public, along with pictures of the drone in cloud seeding
flare spray mode.
Picture of the spraying drone in operation provided by DRI:
DAx8 Cloud Seeding Flare Test at the RC field in Spanish Springs, Nev.
on Wed., Jan. 27, 2016 in Reno, Nev. Kevin Clifford/Drone America
I wonder if the NOAA weather modification form(s) were filled out and submitted by DRI?
Nice that NOAA hid the form, and made it only available upon request!
They only made that censorship move after we called them out for having a
weather modification form, but not making the information public to
report the results.
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The most recent news on these weather modification drones showed up in Science Daily (March 25, 2016).
"March 25, 2016
Scientists and unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) engineers have
successfully flight tested the first-ever autonomous cloud seeding
aircraft platform. Cloud seeding flare tests were deployed from Drone
America’s DAx8 UAS aircraft flown in Reno in late January."
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Directly from DRI:
Autonomous cloud seeding aircraft successfully tested in Nevada
Revolutionary project uniting DRI expertise and Drone America technology
"RENO – A team of Nevada scientists and unmanned aircraft systems
(UAS) engineers have successfully flight tested the first-ever
autonomous cloud seeding aircraft platform.
Cloud seeding flare tests were deployed from Drone America’s DAx8 UAS aircraft flown in Reno in late January.
As the first phase in a new industry-academic research partnership
between the Desert Research Institute (DRI), Drone America, and
AviSight, the test flight of a DAx8 multi-rotor aircraft with attached
cloud seeding cargo validates the potential for UAS to significantly
enhance airborne seeding operations, explained Adam Watts, Ph.D, the
project’s lead and an assistant research professor at DRI.
“This is a major milestone,” said Watts. “Utilizing our state’s FAA
test site designation, we were able to fly this advanced aircraft right
here in Northern Nevada and verify that UAS are fully capable of
carrying active cloud seeding payloads.”
The DAx8 is a robust multi-rotor aircraft for commercial and
industrial applications. The unique eight-rotor design allows for the
DAx8 to carry large payloads, while the advanced software and GPS
guidance provide the aircraft with self-stabilizing capability and
multi-waypoint navigation.
“We are extremely excited to have completed yet another step in
reaching our goal of autonomous cloud seeding application,” said Mike
Richards, President and CEO of Drone America.“Our joint research program
with DRI is well on its way to revolutionizing the cloud seeding
industry by providing safe airborne seeding with significant potential
of providing relief to people in drought-stricken areas.”
The next phase of the project will be to conduct flight planning and
test airborne flare deployment with Drone America’s Savant fixed-wing
aircraft, said Watts.
This project is supported through Nevada’s Knowledge Fund.
For more information about DRI’s cloud seeding program please visit www.dri.edu
For more information about Drone America please visit http://droneamerica.com/ "
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What are they spraying to generate precipitation (rain + snow)?
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