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Life-sized multi-rotor prototype

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Mon Sep 08, 2014 7:15 am

Life-sized multi-rotor prototype

Soon the unwashed masses will not only be able to fly RC aircraft with no actual skill, they'll be able to man them too! Nearly as easy to fly as a Super Cub.

http://youtu.be/tNulEa8LTHI
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Mon Sep 08, 2014 9:03 am

Re: Life-sized multi-rotor prototype

The redundancy aspect is good.

I wonder if it'll perform above ETL? It'd be interesting to see if the multiple fixed pitch rotors could be varied enough to account for dissymmetry of lift in forward flight.
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Mon Sep 08, 2014 9:06 am

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Said it before ...... Not a big fan of drones.
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Mon Sep 08, 2014 10:58 am

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low rider wrote:Said it before ...... Not a big fan of drones.


This is apparently intended for manned flight. It's a full sized aircraft.
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Mon Sep 08, 2014 11:32 am

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Zzz wrote:Soon the unwashed masses will not only be able to fly RC aircraft with no actual skill, they'll be able to man them too! Nearly as easy to fly as a Super Cub.

http://youtu.be/tNulEa8LTHI


What could possibly go wrong? :roll: :roll: :roll:
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Mon Sep 08, 2014 2:27 pm

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How many props are on that thing? I honestly lost count.
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Mon Sep 08, 2014 3:42 pm

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Nine flights for a total of 20 minutes and had "SOME" battery left. Put my lard butt in the pilot's seat and probably would not have enough battery capacity to get out of my back yard.

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Mon Sep 08, 2014 6:47 pm

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Oregon180 wrote:How many props are on that thing? I honestly lost count.
18...
and what's the useful load?
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