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Who Wants A Drone When You Could Get This?

06/09/2016 11:01 PM

I think I may pass on saving up for a "regular" drone and get a bigger "piggy-bank" and get this

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Re: Who wants a drone when you could get this?

06/09/2016 11:17 PM

200Kg weight + additional 100Kg for person/cargo, 8 motors total of 106kW of lifting power

http://www.ehang.com/ehang184/specs/

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Re: Who Wants A Drone When You Could Get This?

06/10/2016 10:32 AM

Powered by unobtanium-ion batteries and unicorn tears?

It looks pretty, but I don't see that thing having enough battery power to last more than a few minutes in the air.

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Re: Who Wants A Drone When You Could Get This?

06/10/2016 11:09 PM

Will certainly take "range anxiety" to new HEIGHTS (pun intended) and generate lots of prayers that the recovery parachute was packed by someone who knew what they were doing.

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Re: Who Wants A Drone When You Could Get This?

06/11/2016 8:01 AM

I suppose you could cut the lawn with it, or decapitate "Infidels", eh?

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