Controlled Power Plant Demolition, A Drone's View.

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03/16/2014 at 16:27 • Filed to: Awesome, drone, drones, power plant, demolition, uas

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Well, it pains me to use the word "drone" but colloquially, this is what everyone has come to know as a UAS (unmanned aerial system) which is basically every R/C helicopter, plane, unmanned military surveillance/attack aircraft, anything that flies but doesn't have a pilot in the vehicle. !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! :

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Anyway, a photographer and friend of mine, Carlton McMillan, had the unique opportunity to photograph and film the controlled demolition of St. Paul's Island Station Power Station. The action shot is the title pic here is the before:

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This is probably one of the more awesome things I've seen on the internet lately. Please enjoy the video:

Oppo mods, please make pics big.

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DISCUSSION (2)


Kinja'd!!! desertdog5051 > Racescort666
03/16/2014 at 17:03

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The reverse shot was cool. Take a pile of rubble and make a power plant.


Kinja'd!!! JustWaitingForAMate > Racescort666
03/16/2014 at 17:05

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Just south of me last month. Starts around 29 sec in.