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> There is no scenario in which a manned rotary craft competes with a drone on cost. What drone competes with a manned MH-74 on cost? It seems like the traditi
by dfc 4y ago
> There is no scenario in which a manned rotary craft competes with a drone on cost.
What drone competes with a manned MH-74 on cost? It seems like the traditional drone advantages disappear when the payload is humans.
- sitkack 4y agoGoal posts have now crossed state lines. And to actually the thread, drones ARE being worked on that can go do search and rescue, bringing back the victim. Safer for crew, better coverage and can get into places a traditional rotor craft can't.
- MichaelCollins 4y agoIt's not a moved goalpost. Remember that Hind type helicopters are used in both transport and attack roles. There aren't yet any comparable drones, nor even any drones with a comparable transport lift capability. A drone which can lift a guy on a stretcher can only do a small fraction of what transport helicopters do.
- dfc 4y ago"There is no scenario" encompasses all the goal posts.
- sitkack 4y agoThis whole thread was a great example of how internet forum debates go off the rails. No true scotsman can fit through the eye of needle carrying a coconut.
- closewith 4y agoEvery drone competes favourably with Chinook on cost. What you are comparing is capability, not cost, and by definition you cannot have an unmanned helicopter with pax. To be honest, your reply is so disingenuous that I wonder if you're trolling?
- bee_rider 4y ago> Every drone competes favourably with Chinook on cost. Technically the space shuttle had limited autopilot capabilities so you could see it as a drone carrying humans, one of which happens to be a pilot who will control it at other times, but that's just a coincidence. And it was way expensive. You fool, you absolute fool. And anyway, what is a fly-by-wire system, but a drone that is piloted remotely... for very small definitions of "remote." I dunno. I don't think there's any productive discussion possible with people who are (for some reason) willing to ignore context and widen your claims so you can be wrong.
- closewith 4y ago> I dunno. I don't think there's any productive discussion possible with people who are (for some reason) willing to ignore context and widen your claims so you can be wrong. I feel like you may be in need of some introspection.