We succeeded 2015/06/25 with a test flight (craft strapped with 4 ropes) with a 80 kg payload. It only used 8 of the 12 rotors! Next,we want to give you a glimpse on how it will look in future (part with canopy) Hope you enjoy. And for all the critics: you helped us to pursue our targets! And indeed a lot of challenges ahead, range extender, silent props, etc. Any suggestions welcome. We are now in the stage of seed capital funding. Also there suggestions are welcome.
More info see our website: www.onemandrone.com.
Thanks, Winfried
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It can be both depending on the function. We have a series of applications in mind. A sports version is only one and will take time.. Best Wnfried
Is it still a drone now? Definitely not a UAV.
It looks cool but no way I would ever get in one of these things.
Best of luck!
Took me a couple views to realize there was a PERSON in there. I applaud your efforts, but having worked with multis plenty myself I would never put my body in the plane of rotation like that. Seen too many props turn into shrapnel.
I would make the canopy so the pilot can sit up-right, not facing the sky.
Very nice! Best of luck.
Very cool, congrats! Your biggest challenge may well be achieving meaningful flight times, though. If you need 40kg of batteries to get beyond a few minutes of flight you're almost back to square one. Have you done any power calculations/projections and figured efficiencies and thrust/current curves? Propeller size?
No matter what, best wishes!
What is the flight time you are expecting in the project? Very interesting but concerned about safety issues if the pilot is to be encapsuled inside the canopy
HI Winfried,
What was the consumption of the batteries in the few seconds of airborne?
Are you able to fly for 1 minute?