BBC Global Video Unit hexacopter drone

Made:
2013 in United Kingdom
maker:
British Broadcasting Corporation
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Hexacopter drone kit and digital video camera, 2013-2016
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© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Hexacopter drone kit and digital video camera, 2013-2016
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Hexacopter drone kit and digital video camera, 2013-2016
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© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Hexacopter drone kit and digital video camera, 2013-2016
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© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Hexacopter drone kit and digital video camera, 2013-2016
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Hexacopter drone kit and digital video camera, 2013-2016
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Hexacopter drone kit and digital video camera, 2013-2016
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Hexacopter drone kit and digital video camera
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London

Hexacopter drone kit and digital video camera
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London

Hexacopter drone kit and digital video camera
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London

Hexacopter drone kit and digital video camera
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London

Hexacopter drone kit and digital video camera
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London

Hexacopter drone kit and digital video camera
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London

Hexacopter drone kit and digital video camera
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London

Hexacopter drone kit and digital video camera
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London

Hexacopter drone kit and digital video camera
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London

Hexacopter drone kit and digital video camera, 2013-2016. The kit was built by the Global Video Unit and used to collect video footage for the BBC's news platforms worldwide.

The hexacopter was the first drone to be used to gather footage by BBC News. It was built by the Global Video Unit of the BBC, a team dedicated to producing video content for all of the BBC's worldwide news platforms. It was first used in October 2013 to shoot footage for a story about HS2, and in January 2015 it was used to shoot footage of Auschwitz that then went on to become the most viewed video on the BBC News Youtube channel. It was decommissioned in 2016.

Richard Westcott from the BBC talked about his first experience with the Hexacopter in 2013; “This machine is unique in being able to go close to something then soar into the air in one smooth movement. It can creep along the ground, shimmy a fence, crawl through a tree then climb to 400ft (120m) for a spectacular panorama.”

In the same article Westcott revealed it was not very easy to film with the drone as it was noisy, only had 10 minutes of flying time per battery, and was hard to fly in the first place.

As with other drones, there are rules for flying it: it can’t go within 50 metres of a road or building, it can’t fly over crowds, and it can’t go 500m along or 120m above the pilot. As an extra layer of safety the hexacopter has a GPS system inside of it that means the machine automatically returns to where it came from if the radio link between the pilot and the drone breaks down.

As well as being a safe object itself, the hexacopter has also made the job of a reporter safer with less need for risky helicopter reports in order to get good shots. However, it isn’t all plane sailing with three BBC journalists having got in trouble in 2015 for flying a drone in a no-fly zone during the World Economic Forum.

Details

Category:
Television
Collection:
BBC Heritage Collection
Object Number:
2018-598
Materials:
plastic (unidentified) and metal (unknown)
Measurements:
overall: 700 mm x 685 mm x 400 mm,
type:
drone and video camera
credit:
BBC Heritage collection

Parts

1 of 2 sets of legs from BBC Global Video Unit hexacopter drone

1 of 2 sets of legs from BBC Global Video Unit hexacopter drone

1 of 2 sets of legs from Hexacopter drone kit and digital video camera. The kit was built by the Global Video Unit and used to collect video footage for the BBC's news platforms worldwide.

Materials:
plastic (unidentified) , metal (unknown) and carbon fibre
Object Number:
2018-598/2
type:
component
2 of 2 sets of legs from BBC Global Video Unit hexacopter drone

2 of 2 sets of legs from BBC Global Video Unit hexacopter drone

2 of 2 sets of legs from Hexacopter drone kit and digital video camera. The kit was built by the Global Video Unit and used to collect video footage for the BBC's news platforms worldwide.

Materials:
plastic (unidentified) , metal (unknown) and carbon fibre
Object Number:
2018-598/3
type:
component
Spare parts from BBC Global Video Unit hexacopter drone

Spare parts from BBC Global Video Unit hexacopter drone

1 of 2 spare parts of legs from Hexacopter drone kit and digital video camera. The kit was built by the Global Video Unit and used to collect video footage for the BBC's news platforms worldwide.

Materials:
metal (unknown) and carbon fibre
Object Number:
2018-598/4
type:
component
Spare parts from BBC Global Video Unit hexacopter drone

Spare parts from BBC Global Video Unit hexacopter drone

2 of 2 spare parts of legs from Hexacopter drone kit and digital video camera. The kit was built by the Global Video Unit and used to collect video footage for the BBC's news platforms worldwide.

Measurements:
overall: 459 mm 20 mm, .06 kg
Materials:
metal (unknown) and carbon fibre
Object Number:
2018-598/5
type:
component
Camera from BBC Global Video Unit hexacopter drone

Camera from BBC Global Video Unit hexacopter drone

Camera from Hexacopter drone kit and digital video camera. Attached to a gimbal (2018-598/7). The kit was built by the Global Video Unit and used to collect video footage for the BBC's news platforms worldwide.

Materials:
plastic (unidentified) , glass and metal (unknown)
Object Number:
2018-598/6
type:
camera
Gimbal from BBC Global Video Unit hexacopter drone

Gimbal from BBC Global Video Unit hexacopter drone

Gimbal from Hexacopter drone kit and digital video camera. Attached to a camera (2018-598/6). The kit was built by the Global Video Unit and used to collect video footage for the BBC's news platforms worldwide.

2 of 6 rotor blades from BBC Global Video Unit hexacopter drone

2 of 6 rotor blades from BBC Global Video Unit hexacopter drone

2 of 6 rotor blades from Hexacopter drone kit and digital video camera. The kit was built by the Global Video Unit and used to collect video footage for the BBC's news platforms worldwide.

Materials:
plastic (unidentified) , carbon fibre and metal (unknown)
Object Number:
2018-598/9
type:
component
3 of 6 rotor blades from BBC Global Video Unit hexacopter drone

3 of 6 rotor blades from BBC Global Video Unit hexacopter drone

3 of 6 rotor blades from Hexacopter drone kit and digital video camera. The kit was built by the Global Video Unit and used to collect video footage for the BBC's news platforms worldwide.

Materials:
plastic (unidentified) , carbon fibre and metal (unknown)
Object Number:
2018-598/10
type:
component
4 of 6 rotor blades from BBC Global Video Unit hexacopter drone

4 of 6 rotor blades from BBC Global Video Unit hexacopter drone

4 of 6 rotor blades from Hexacopter drone kit and digital video camera. The kit was built by the Global Video Unit and used to collect video footage for the BBC's news platforms worldwide.

Measurements:
overall: 50 mm x 500 mm x 60 mm,
Materials:
plastic (unidentified) , carbon fibre and metal (unknown)
Object Number:
2018-598/11
type:
component
5 of 6 rotor blades from BBC Global Video Unit hexacopter drone

5 of 6 rotor blades from BBC Global Video Unit hexacopter drone

5 of 6 rotor blades from Hexacopter drone kit and digital video camera. The kit was built by the Global Video Unit and used to collect video footage for the BBC's news platforms worldwide.

Materials:
plastic (unidentified) , carbon fibre and metal (unknown)
Object Number:
2018-598/12
type:
component
6 of 6 rotor blades from BBC Global Video Unit hexacopter drone

6 of 6 rotor blades from BBC Global Video Unit hexacopter drone

6 of 6 rotor blades from Hexacopter drone kit and digital video camera. The kit was built by the Global Video Unit and used to collect video footage for the BBC's news platforms worldwide.

Measurements:
overall: 50 mm x 500 mm x 60 mm,
Materials:
plastic (unidentified) , carbon fibre and metal (unknown)
Object Number:
2018-598/13
type:
component
Screen from BBC Global Video Unit hexacopter drone

Screen from BBC Global Video Unit hexacopter drone

Screen from Hexacopter drone kit and digital video camera. The kit was built by the Global Video Unit and used to collect video footage for the BBC's news platforms worldwide.

Materials:
plastic (unidentified) and metal (unknown)
Object Number:
2018-598/17
type:
component
Harness from BBC Global Video Unit hexacopter drone

Harness from BBC Global Video Unit hexacopter drone

Harness from Hexacopter drone kit and digital video camera, to be used with the screen (2018-598/17). The kit was built by the Global Video Unit and used to collect video footage for the BBC's news platforms worldwide.

Materials:
textile , metal (unknown) and plastic (unidentified)
Object Number:
2018-598/18
type:
component
Screen visor from BBC Global Video Unit hexacopter drone

Screen visor from BBC Global Video Unit hexacopter drone

Screen visor from Hexacopter drone kit and digital video camera. The kit was built by the Global Video Unit and used to collect video footage for the BBC's news platforms worldwide.

Measurements:
overall: 129 mm x 255 mm x 160 mm,
Materials:
textile
Object Number:
2018-598/19
type:
component
Spare gimbal from BBC Global Video Unit hexacopter drone

Spare gimbal from BBC Global Video Unit hexacopter drone

Spare gimbal from Hexacopter drone kit and digital video camera. The kit was built by the Global Video Unit and used to collect video footage for the BBC's news platforms worldwide.

Measurements:
overall: 200 mm x 270 mm x 230 mm, 1.22 kg
Materials:
carbon fibre and metal (unknown)
Object Number:
2018-598/20
type:
component
Lens Cap for BBC Global Video Unit hexacopter drone

Lens Cap for BBC Global Video Unit hexacopter drone

Lens cap for Hexacopter drone kit and digital video camera. The kit was built by the Global Video Unit and used to collect video footage for the BBC's news platforms worldwide.

Object Number:
2018-598/21
type:
lens cap
Case for BBC Global Video Unit hexacopter drone

Case for BBC Global Video Unit hexacopter drone

Peli 1640 case, made by Peli Products S.L.U., United States. One of three cases used for BBC Global Video Unit hexacopter drone. The case is labelled 'S800'.

Measurements:
overall: 700 mm x 700 mm x 405 mm,
Materials:
plastic (unidentified) and metal (unknown)
Object Number:
2018-598/22
type:
case
Case for BBC Global Video Unit hexacopter drone

Case for BBC Global Video Unit hexacopter drone

Peli 1640 case, made by Peli Products S.L.U., United States. One of three cases used for BBC Global Video Unit hexacopter drone.

Measurements:
overall: 700 mm x 700 mm x 405 mm,
Materials:
plastic (unidentified) and metal (unknown)
Object Number:
2018-598/23
type:
case
Case for BBC Global Video Unit hexacopter drone

Case for BBC Global Video Unit hexacopter drone

Peli 1640 case, made by Peli Products S.L.U., United States. One of three cases used for BBC Global Video Unit hexacopter drone. The case is labelled 'TOOLBOX'.

Measurements:
overall: 700 mm x 700 mm x 405 mm,
Materials:
plastic (unidentified) and metal (unknown)
Object Number:
2018-598/24
type:
case