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Yikes that's scary. In a Cessna or similar once you get into your reserve (figure ~45min running time) it becomes very urgent to get on the ground asap. And thi
by jcgrillo 3y ago
Yikes that's scary. In a Cessna or similar once you get into your reserve (figure ~45min running time) it becomes very urgent to get on the ground asap. And this thing looks like it glides about as well as a brick.
EDIT: worth quoting:
> it can fly at a cruise speed of 55 knots to a range of about 20 miles (32 kilometers) with 20 percent battery reserves left
That's four minutes of "reserve power" lmao. Absolutely not, no thanks.
EDIT: to put this into perspective, if you're flying at 7500ft and you hit your 4min reserve, you would need to fly straight down at over 20mph, and then aggressively slow your descent during the last few seconds in order to not die.
- porphyra 3y agoOn the bright side, it seems like it can land anywhere and doesn't require a runway.
- jcgrillo 3y agoIt sure can land anywhere, and once those batteries die you'll have a very high likelihood estimate of exactly when and where it'll do so ;)
- nosequel 3y agoLike a helicopter, but with way less range, payload, and capabilities.
- serf 3y agowell, and with no alternative to landing w/ power. at least a helicopter can take a glide path.
- kevin_thibedeau 3y agoWith no landing gear, it can only land on soft surfaces without damaging itself. The pilot's visibility is compromised during landing making it dangerous to set down near any infrastructure that will kill you.
- maskull 3y agoNeither the Cessna nor many helicopters (autorotation) need power to land. I wouldn't want to get into one of these e-bricks!
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- KeplerBoy 3y agoSomething tells me you're not supposed to fly this thing at 7500ft for a multitude of reasons. The energy needed to get you to that altitude would probably be prohibitive.