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Tamiris Pogan August 22, 2015 at 3:50pm

I have no idea of the final price and operating cost at this time, get in touch with them.

By the way, where are you located? I have some difficulties in following you.

Either my internet connection is poor, or you're now on the move?

Or over/near water? Sometimes water is causing small communications issues.

Target locked, now it is OK.

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RM Aviation August 22, 2015 at 3:35pm

No probs, where are you then? We get all over the place. If you are "not comfortable with an exact location" then how about a country for a start?

Tamiris Pogan August 22, 2015 at 3:31pm

I must say that this discussion about "low budget" half a meter section flying cube for one thousand kilometers range@40kg payload is fun, at least technically, but as cost efficiency also (if that's not a rocket, but that's a very very different story!!!). If you really look for an "unmanned" goods transport capability/activity/business, able to serve two remote locations/islands, over water, something that can be feasible, it's not going quite on "low budget" or for sure not 40-50K, from whatsoever today's technology and cost point of view. Maybe something like Flyox I aircraft. Good luck - or change the facts.

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RM Aviation August 22, 2015 at 3:31pm

Where are you located? Just in case I can pop round to help. I have a few colleagues who would be very interested in your project.

Wanabigaplane August 22, 2015 at 3:13pm

Such an airframe from a starving ultralight manufacturer might cost in the order of $40,000 - but the automated avionics would be up to you.

For a UAV manufacturer, there are alot more expenses that would be amortised over the small number of aircraft sold. When R&D, development, certification, paperwork (which would exceed the weight of the airframe), and keeping the company afloat between sales, are considered, I would not even hazard a guess. They don't depend on selling just airframes. They depend on selling the whole package, including the ground station, communications, training, manuals, and spares. The cost also depends upon the customer - how much trouble they are going to be to take on a successful product.

If you come over as blunt, dismissive, and secretive, as you have here, you might not get an answer at all.

Tamiris Pogan August 22, 2015 at 2:15pm

hft, do you have a specific size of the 40kg payload (volume/dimensions...)

40kg of lead can be quite small, 40 kg featherless may fit on same size only ...compressed, lol

Tamiris Pogan > Tamiris Pogan August 22, 2015 at 2:41pm

a nice calculator for weight to volume is here http://www.aqua-calc.com/calculate/weight-to-volume

where you can get some insights either on electricity cost; return of investment; mortgage and loan calculator; powers of two; daily calorie needs; pressure terms, etc

Oh, I have missed angular velocity http://www.aqua-calc.com/rate/angular-velocity-conversions

Baja Brucie August 22, 2015 at 12:00pm

For a heavy lifter and good endurance...

Check out "Bearospace" on Youtube.

Get their plans and roll your own.

Euan Ramsay August 22, 2015 at 7:21am

Thankfully condescending tones dont travel well on the internet.

Euan Ramsay August 22, 2015 at 4:26am

OP has specified VTOL, so all winged (hard or soft) craft are out.

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