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UAV Works VALAQ family | Dossier fitting it with regulators made mostly by Traco and Mean Well, and sourced from Digikey, RS-Online and Mouser. A key safety feature is the complete isolation of the payload from the autopilot, as mentioned, to avoid an electrical failure in the former affecting the latter. Most of the electrical wiring and connectors come from Molex, which supplies custom-made harnesses, combined with in-house harnesses for a few critical parts, says Ortiz, in particular the high-power harnesses that connect the batteries to the electronic speed controllers. Navigation, comms & control The multi-sensor navigation system integrates a GPS/INS module, a digital magnetic compass under the skin at the nose and a barometric pressure sensor in the avionics bay. While standard GPS accuracy is adequate for the VALAQ Patrol version’s requirements, the company also offers a real-time kinematic system for applications that require centimetric accuracy. The comms system for command and control, telemetry and payload data is still taking shape, as the company is testing a number of systems to determine the best combination of range and reliability in various locations and situations, The VALAQ 120’s payload dispenser in the aircraft’s belly was loaded with golf balls as test substitutes for the forest fire re-ignition sensors tried out in the Ethon firefighting project