Re: [EVDL] large drone ?

2021-04-08 Thread jamie via EV
"Falling from the sky when something goes wrong" may be overstating the risk of this design. Considering that it has wings and a pusher motor/prop, and that the vertical props appear to stow away during forward flight - if there's a problem during flight it looks like it could land like a c

Re: [EVDL] large drone ?

2021-04-08 Thread Alan Arrison via EV
And fall out of the sky when something goes wrong. On 4/8/2021 10:51 AM, Peri Hartman via EV wrote: I think this is pretty impressive technology. Usually VTOL aircraft are heavily compromised - they usually work more like helicopters but have poor performance (or very high fuel usage) in other

[EVDL] (Fwd) EV completion help needed

2021-04-08 Thread EVDL Administrator via EV
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[EVDL] large drone ?

2021-04-08 Thread Peri Hartman via EV
150 mph *and* travel 250 miles *and* carry payload. Peri << Annoyed by leaf blowers ? https://quietcleanseattle.org/ >> -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20210408/f48ec99a/