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UAVs

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles are used for surveillance and telemetry, for military and civilian use. Electrics are making slow headway into the UAV field.

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AeroVironment Global Observer
World's First Flights of a Liquid Hydrogen Powered UAV
MicroPilot Small UAV Autopilots
The MP2028g from MicroPilot is the world’s smallest full featured UAV autopilot. Capabilities include airspeed hold, altitude hold, turn coordination, GPS navigation, plus autonomous operation from launch to recovery.
ArduPilot
ArduPilot is a full-featured autopilot based on the Arduino open-source hardware platform. It uses infrared (thermopile) sensors or an IMU for stabilization and GPS for navigation.
DIY Drones
The largest amateur Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) community on the web.
autopilot: Do it yourself UAV
Autopilot for model helicopters, with 3 axis IMU/INS GPS