ArduPilot / ArduPilot/MissionPlanner

Add Blimp icon support

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Description

AP supports blimps now but it seems that MP shows them as multicopters on the map. It would be nice if we had a blimp icon appear instead. [The MAV_TYPE for Blimps (aka Airships) is 7](https://github.com/ArduPilot/mavlink/blob/master/message_definitions/v1.0/minimal.xml#L94).

In addition I'm working on adding support for reducing the oscillation of a slung payload ([see SITL PR here](https://github.com/ArduPilot/ardupilot/pull/27536)) and for the moment at least I'm using the Blimp vehicle as the MAV_TYPE for the payload so this is another situation where it would be nice to have a circular vehicle appear.

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Research direction

Start by locating Mission Planner’s map vehicle-type handling and the existing multicopter icon mapping, then check the MAVLink definition linked in the issue for MAV_TYPE 7. Done means blimps or airships render with a distinct circular map icon instead of the multicopter icon, including the slung-payload use case described.

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Assessment

Tech stack
csharp
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
48/100

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