Ok, I just had an engineering team do a case study on optimum drone configuration. Regular airplane and helicopter seems like a good idea but it has some real problems with control of vehicle during transition from horizontal lift (wings) to vertical flight. The thing is extra heavy and is much more expensive than a true plane or helicopter and trickier to fly. The other issue is that remotes are limited to 400 feet of airspace. The drone is going to burn energy like crazy dodging trees and going up and down in the delivery airspace.
After the first group crashes this will be put on the back burner and the decision team promoted and the engineers fired.
Yeah, I thought that thing looked a little hinky! If it loses a wing motor it'll wind up circling like my little brother asking: "Mommy why am I running in circles?" "Shut up kid or I'll nail your other foot to the floor."
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ReplyDeleteI foresee lots of problems if this goes forward.
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ReplyDeleteWhy are stories about the burning sack of manure on the doorstep springing to mind.
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ReplyDeleteAll of those little rotors... shotgun.
ReplyDeleteOk, I just had an engineering team do a case study on optimum drone configuration. Regular airplane and helicopter seems like a good idea but it has some real problems with control of vehicle during transition from horizontal lift (wings) to vertical flight. The thing is extra heavy and is much more expensive than a true plane or helicopter and trickier to fly. The other issue is that remotes are limited to 400 feet of airspace. The drone is going to burn energy like crazy dodging trees and going up and down in the delivery airspace.
ReplyDeleteAfter the first group crashes this will be put on the back burner and the decision team promoted and the engineers fired.
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Yeah, I thought that thing looked a little hinky! If it loses a wing motor it'll wind up circling like my little brother asking:
ReplyDelete"Mommy why am I running in circles?"
"Shut up kid or I'll nail your other foot to the floor."