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I was just thinking that all these FPV drones we saw dominate in Ukraine would've been possible to make 2 decades ago with similarly rudimentary tools of the da

I was just thinking that all these FPV drones we saw dominate in Ukraine would've been possible to make 2 decades ago with similarly rudimentary tools of the day - no advanced tech required.

lukan 3y ago
Nope, battery tech was not advanced enough.
farseer 3y ago
No they weren't as effective due to reduced lithium ion battery capacity as well as less efficient small electric motors. Otherwise the 70's and 80's would have had quadcopters too in every house.