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Title: Passenger Drone Flight
Post by: Palumboism on October 10, 2018, 12:23:36 PM: This is the most impressive passenger drone I've seen yet.

(https://wordlesstech.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Passenger-Drone-First-Manned-Flight-1.jpg)

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https://www.engadget.com/2017/09/29/passenger-drone-manned-flight/ (https://www.engadget.com/2017/09/29/passenger-drone-manned-flight/)
Title: Re: Passenger Drone Flight
Post by: Irongrip400 on October 10, 2018, 03:15:57 PM: Looks like a helicopter. Is he not actually flying it?
Title: Re: Passenger Drone Flight
Post by: IRON CROSS on October 10, 2018, 06:03:16 PM: Quote from: Irongrip400 on October 10, 2018, 03:15:57 PM
Looks like a helicopter. Is he not actually flying it?

8 electric motors would need tons of (heavy) batteries , fake image.
Title: Re: Passenger Drone Flight
Post by: Palumboism on October 10, 2018, 06:39:19 PM: Quote from: IRON CROSS on October 10, 2018, 06:03:16 PM

8 electric motors would need tons of (heavy) batteries , fake image.

It's actually 16 electric motors and 16 propellers. You are correct, this thing is draining the batteries quick. I think some kind of turbine power unit would be necessary to continually supply power to the motors.
Title: Re: Passenger Drone Flight
Post by: Hypertrophy on October 10, 2018, 07:59:40 PM: Cool stuff though. Here are a few more prototypes:
Title: Re: Passenger Drone Flight
Post by: Brian Poulos on October 10, 2018, 08:10:05 PM: (https://i.redd.it/x0ehkswm8w301.jpg)
Title: Re: Passenger Drone Flight
Post by: Hypertrophy on October 10, 2018, 08:16:32 PM: Quote from: Brian Poulos on October 10, 2018, 08:10:05 PM
(https://i.redd.it/x0ehkswm8w301.jpg)

Funny stuff- but the first hovercraft prototype pretty much looked like the pic you posted!
Title: Re: Passenger Drone Flight
Post by: IRON CROSS on October 10, 2018, 09:41:02 PM: Quote from: Hypertrophy on October 10, 2018, 07:59:40 PM
Cool stuff though. Here are a few more prototypes:

Nothing cool, U still need 2 tons of batteries .....................
Title: Re: Passenger Drone Flight
Post by: Hypertrophy on October 10, 2018, 09:52:19 PM: Quote from: IRON CROSS on October 10, 2018, 09:41:02 PM
Nothing cool, U still need 2 tons of batteries .....................

All great inventions start out as a prototype or first generation. I've worked in R&D for years. The first flat panel TV came out of Xerox. It didn't look anything like the TV's of today. But that first effort led to a fantastic pace of development.

Let's just take a look at cell phones...
Title: Re: Passenger Drone Flight
Post by: Palumboism on October 10, 2018, 10:03:33 PM: Quote from: IRON CROSS on October 10, 2018, 09:41:02 PM
Nothing cool, U still need 2 tons of batteries .....................

Or a generator.
Title: Re: Passenger Drone Flight
Post by: Mitch on October 10, 2018, 10:51:17 PM: Hiller flying platforms were way better.

(http://airandspace.si.edu/sites/default/files/images/collection-objects/record-images/Hiller_Flying_Platform__0004.jpg)

(http://airandspace.si.edu/webimages/collections/full/19610070000b.JPG)
Title: Re: Passenger Drone Flight
Post by: IRON CROSS on October 11, 2018, 01:22:46 AM: Quote from: Hypertrophy on October 10, 2018, 09:52:19 PM
All great inventions start out as a prototype or first generation. I've worked in R&D for years. The first flat panel TV came out of Xerox. It didn't look anything like the TV's of today. But that first effort led to a fantastic pace of development.

Let's just take a look at cell phones...

TV is fat people gym.
Title: Re: Passenger Drone Flight
Post by: IRON CROSS on October 11, 2018, 01:25:17 AM: Quote from: Palumboism on October 10, 2018, 10:03:33 PM
Or a generator.

;)

+Nikola Tesla flying platform ;D