| Author | Message | ||
     Midknyte |
Apparently not bad enough. Let's add a couple of open blades to the mix ;p https://youtu.be/BJg-3uJWJvo | ||
| Midknyte |
And we'll call it a Scorpion, because it's not obviously dangerous | ||
| Ourdee |
Where do I sign up. I could ride it better than that. It's like my drone. | ||
| Aesquire |
Not even close to the first. If you want I can find home built in the garage versions that work from over a year ago. or if you like crazed Brits.... Human Cuisinart machines. Or...IIRC Igor Sikorsky had one that worked back in 1948. | ||
| Torquehd |
I wonder why they don't use ducted rotors... (or why all drones don't use ducted rotors; would the increase in weight offset the potential for increased thrust?) I think I originally saw this video here on badweb: I'm surprised it doesn't have a bumper cage surrounding the rotors. That would make all the difference between catastrophe and simply bouncing off of an obstacle that you'd drifted too close to. | ||
| Sifo |
I think the tolerances for a drone sized duct would be problematic. I've worked with ducted fans in side model airplane fuselages, but once set up, it's pretty well protected. On a drone, they are hung out on the corners and going to take a beating. The easy solution is to fix the duct to the propeller, but the will greatly slow down throttle response, hurting performance and sucking battery power. It will probably make more sense on a full scale set up where your would be able to build it strong enough to survive normal handling, but would certainly want to avoid the kind of tumbles that are pretty routine with small models. Just kind of guessing though. | ||
| Aesquire |
http://www.volocopter.com/index.php/en/ Correct, it's tight tolerances or useless on a ducted fan, and to double as bumpers cranks the weight up as it gets strong enough. And with VTOL weight is the enemy. I just don't want to see the youtube video of the epic fail these human sized blenders can produce. Not saying a short range toy like this isn't going to be available soon, it will be. The first moron that flies in an airport traffic pattern, or buzzes a crowd with horror show effect, are going to prompt a government crackdown, which is a pity. I've long since been resigned to not getting a flying car. ( and understand the reasons ) But I've held out hope for the flying motorcycle. |
