** A camera was mounted on a remote-controlled helicopter to get pictures o=
f the damaged reactors from above Sunday in hopes of getting a better look =
at the damaged housings of the No. 1, 3 and 4 reactors and  hopefully the p=
ools of spent fuel inside, company spokesman Junichi Matsumoto said. The dr=
one hovered over the plant for 28 minutes at an altitude of about 150 meter=
s (492 feet), he said.

The T-Hawk drone, built by the U.S. company Honeywell, can transmit ordinar=
y pictures as well as infrared images, Matsumoto told reporters. Images cap=
tured by the drone are expected to be released Monday, he said. **


Finally !   Where have all the hobby remote control helicopters been all th=
is time ?  There must be a ton of them in Japan with cameras.  I would gues=
s the main problem there is embarrassment and cya.

99gus   gusNWdenver
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