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-130F/-90C is VERY cold, and this system is VERY weight-sensitive. Presumably adding more insulation that always needed to be carried was more weight than addi
by InitialLastName 6y ago
-130F/-90C is VERY cold, and this system is VERY weight-sensitive. Presumably adding more insulation that always needed to be carried was more weight than adding power capacity that can serve a dual-use.
The power capacity metric isn't necessarily concurrent; one could imagine the chopper using its power to fly (which will generate heat as a byproduct) for a third of the sunlight time, and then using the rest of the day to charge for the night-time cold.
- p1mrx 6y ago> one could imagine the chopper using its power to fly (which will generate heat as a byproduct) for a third of the sunlight time This is impossible; the flight duration is ~ 90 seconds.
- InitialLastName 6y agoIt could still take a third of its total daily accumulated power for said 90-second flight, no?
- p1mrx 6y agoSure, but "fly for a third of the sunlight time" would mean flying for ~ 4 hours per day.