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Post by planecrazy on Feb 21, 2020 9:48:19 GMT 12
Here we go not only manned but aerobatic racer!
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Post by madmax on Feb 21, 2020 12:56:46 GMT 12
It did not perform aerobatics with a "live' passenger, only a dummy. However Drone Champions founder, Herbert Weirather, has been aboard when the craft was flown a few metres off the ground
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Post by flyinkiwi on Feb 21, 2020 14:03:55 GMT 12
I can see it now.
Passenger: "Oi! I've been hanging upside down now for almost a minute. Can you flip me upright?"
Pilot standing on the ground. "After I have a coffee."
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Post by davidd on Feb 21, 2020 18:46:44 GMT 12
Well that certainly looks to be an amazing craft, and obviously some very clever young people (and they sound quite a bit international to me, which is no bad thing) involved there, but it seems that they only have the vague idea that everybody should be able to learn to fly by whatever means. Guess they cannot get insurance for passengers in this one, judging by their care not to do anything too crazy with humans aboard. Where will they all be in 5 years time - they may be famous!
David D
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Post by komata on Feb 22, 2020 17:30:50 GMT 12
I guess that, with the concept now proven, the next 'exciting' thing in the development of such devices, will be 'self-piloting' drones; flown / controlled by the person in the cockpit...
Oh, wait, aren't they known as 'Microlights'?
The phrase 'Re-inventing the wheel' did come to mind...
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Post by 11SQNLDR on Feb 24, 2020 15:05:26 GMT 12
Makes the Martin Jetpack seem even more extinct than it is....  |
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Post by oj on Feb 24, 2020 21:13:16 GMT 12
Manned drone is an oxymoron, like military intelligence.
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