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Jump 20 by AeroVironment with a wingspan of 5.7m and a payload of 13.6kg[0]. A tweet from Spanish police with a video of the compartment[1]. A Vice article ab
by GravitasFailure 5y ago
Jump 20 by AeroVironment with a wingspan of 5.7m and a payload of 13.6kg[0].
A tweet from Spanish police with a video of the compartment[1].
A Vice article about the same drone[2]. At the end it says, "Police found seven drones, each with load capacities of between four and 25kg," which puts the biggest at 1/6th the capacity of this one. Allegedly.
For perspective, the Aerolite-103, a single-seat ultralight aircraft with a maximum fuel+pilot+cargo takeoff weight of 147kg and a wingspan of 8.18m[3].
Of course, it's not like police would over hype[4] a drug bust[5].
[0] https://www.avinc.com/uas/jump-20 https://www.avinc.com/uas/jump-20
[1] https://twitter.com/policia/status/1414875097752653826?s=20 https://twitter.com/policia/status/1414875097752653826?s=20
[2] https://www.vice.com/en/article/dyvwmv/look-at-this-huge-drug-drone-seized-by-cops-in-spain https://www.vice.com/en/article/dyvwmv/look-at-this-huge-dru...
[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aero-Works_Aerolite_103 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aero-Works_Aerolite_103
[4] https://www.buzzfeed.com/aliciabarron/people-are-totally-underwhelmed-after-police-posted-this https://www.buzzfeed.com/aliciabarron/people-are-totally-und...
[5] https://www.metro.us/nypd-makes-the-most-pathetic-drug-bust-ever-and-twitter-cant-even/ https://www.metro.us/nypd-makes-the-most-pathetic-drug-bust-...
- GoatHerders2 5y agoPlease stop citing shit.
- skanga 5y agoI still don't se any drone with a 150 kg payload on Alibaba.
- GravitasFailure 5y agoYup. That's my point. Those kinds of payloads are for manned aircraft or Reaper/Predator drones, not something you can just order off a website.