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Chinese drone maker Ehang Inc. Unveiled World's first drone capable of carrying a human passenger.

Posted by Patrick Duffy on January 6, 2016 at 3:26pm

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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Chinese drone maker Ehang Inc. on Wednesday unveiled what it calls the world's first drone capable of carrying a human passenger.

The Guangzhou, China-based company pulled the cloth off the Ehang 184 at the Las Vegas Convention Center during the CES gadget show. In a company video showing it flying, it looks like a small helicopter but with four doubled propellers spinning parallel to the ground like other drones.

The electric-powered drone can be fully charged in two hours, carry up to 220 pounds and fly for 23 minutes at sea level, according to Ehang. The cabin fits one person and a small backpack and even has air conditioning and a reading light. With propellers folded up, it's designed to fit in a single parking spot.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-3387777/Chinese-drone-maker-unveils-human-carrying-drone.html#ixzz3wVeW1ce9 

I wonder if it uses PixHawk? Comments? 

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  • Jerry Giant January 7, 2016 at 8:06am

    a fancy coffin

  • Paul Meier January 7, 2016 at 5:01am

    @PP, this is the new gen, 2.0, IoT, hybrid powered blind faith in technology.....

  • Patrick Poirier January 7, 2016 at 4:47am

    Here we go again... the flying car....20 minutes passenger's ride powered by blind faith in technology...

    I must be old school, but when it is time to get myself up there, nothing beats a Piper Cub with stick and pedals that you can directly control and feel as being a part of it

  • Jiro Hattori January 7, 2016 at 4:40am

    @Gary, I like your comment here:-)

    http://www.suasnews.com/2016/01/41124/41124/

  • Ravi January 7, 2016 at 12:14am

    finally a passenger carrying octacopter from china. why they are always first to launch such products. anybody  wants a ride. it's free of cost.

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    Gary Mortimer January 6, 2016 at 9:22pm

    I admire eHang for thinking a little bit out of the box, its not the first manned multi by a long shot though. I wonder where the ballistic parachute is... 

  • Martin January 6, 2016 at 8:29pm

    Great CG job on the video. Open blades, no guards, minced puppy or 2 year old say can you.

  • earthpatrol January 6, 2016 at 7:54pm

    @John_Bond we need less PR stunts and more real science. You can shoot yourself out of a cannon if you want but it's not going to be an interesting landing. An aircraft that relies on a network connection to avoid mishap is not forward thinking. Helicopter with flight controls is safer than this death trap. That being said, I would still like a flying car, just not this one. :) CES brings out the fringe for sure, remember the 'C' stands for consumer. Cheers.

  • Darrell Burkey January 6, 2016 at 7:48pm

    Controlled with a Microsoft Surface tablet? What could possibly go wrong?

  • Patrick Duffy January 6, 2016 at 7:35pm

    @John Bond, if the FAA had existed early 20th century, the Wright brothers would not have gotten off the ground as it's pretty certain an FAA bureaucrat would not have issued an 'air worthiness' permit to that contraption which was clearly too dangerous for anybody to attempt to start, let alone attempt to fly it. 

    I also wonder what would have happened to them if they had failed to register their craft before attempting to fly such a contraption that was not 'approved' by some overbearing unionized bureaucrat after years of pre-flight testing to insure it was 'safe'. 

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