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Quad copter flying for 4-8 hours

Posted by lot on August 28, 2012 at 5:09pm

Hi all,

I just want to know your opinion about this page:
http://uniteddrones.com/products/aether-aero/

It says that their quadcopter can fly for 4-8 hours thanks to their propietary technology.

Anyone knows something about this? It it's possible?

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Rob_Lefebvre August 28, 2012 at 8:23pm

Fuel cells? Gen Sets? Look at it, it's tiny. No way.
Aaron Shaw August 28, 2012 at 8:17pm

Maybe it is a hybrid, with generator run by rc plane engine.
Carl La France August 28, 2012 at 7:30pm

Remember light as a feather pick up with 2 fingers!
Maxime Carrier August 28, 2012 at 7:24pm

@Billy Chan

Good point but hydrogen will need to be in high pressure. Current cells has 50% efficiently most of the time.
Rob_Lefebvre August 28, 2012 at 6:56pm

I've seen this United Drones company somewhere else before... where was it...

I definitely call BS. Sure, 4-8 durability, if it's hanging from a helium balloon for 3.75-7.75 hours first.
Greg Fletcher August 28, 2012 at 6:39pm

I call total BS on this one. If this even existed do you think they would advertise it as being used at the Republican convention. It's a well crafted(somebody built them a cool looking quad and scary looking rover) propaganda ploy. I wonder if this company(website) was just created and put in a local Tampa news outlet to scare protestors and make them feel uneasy. Or maybe they invented a fusion battery? I think that wraith might have mind reading capabilities and will open up on you with it's 12 ga Gatling gun if you think bad thoughts. Ooow very scary. What's sad is people are actually dumb enough to be fooled by this kind of crap.
Carl La France August 28, 2012 at 6:17pm

@ArileyS I read the article I does sound far fetched "Pick up with two fingers' There will be security at the convention and it is in there best interest not to let the public know what measures they have taken . Unless

this is just "Propaganda? to deter potential trouble makers? (Any body who would stoop to that level is not very bright any way or would know the difference?)
ArileyS August 28, 2012 at 6:02pm

Here's the article I caught over the weekend: http://www2.tbo.com/news/politics/2012/aug/24/drones-to-patrol-skie...

I think it's odd that all of their specs are outrageously good, the company seemingly came out of nowhere, and they refuse to identify who is using their product and how. Judge for yourself.
Carl La France August 28, 2012 at 5:56pm

@ArileyS do you think they might be trying to get $ funding from some where ?
ArileyS August 28, 2012 at 5:44pm

I read an article about this company over the weekend. Supposedly they're using their Wraith and Aether Aero products for security around the RNC in Tampa. When I looked them up then, their website was just a mysterious cover page without info. Given that the current website and their YouTube video has gone up since then, this smacks of a smoke-and-mirrors publicity stunt. So no, I wouldn't trust those numbers.