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I see no indication that anything heavier could be powered via the method described in the article.
by Tade0 7y ago
I see no indication that anything heavier could be powered via the method described in the article.
- varjag 7y agoThe beam is on the order of kilowatts. Noone is going to deploy satellite network just to power some semi-gliders.
- Tade0 7y agoBut how efficiently can the drones receive such a beam? I checked and the Zephyr S has a 5kg payload - not much, but enough for instrumentation. And they're making an even bigger one.