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Helicopter. Already exists.
by edoceo 10mo ago
Helicopter. Already exists.
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- s1artibartfast 10mo agoWell yeah, it would be like a cheap helicopter you can rent. What is so bad about that.
- MadnessASAP 10mo ago"Cheap" and "Helicopter" That's where the problem is.
- aetherson 10mo agoIt's certainly not crazy to imagine that you could cut the costs of a helicopter-like aircraft that was purpose-made for relatively short, relatively low-speed, relatively light load duties.
- rkomorn 10mo agoThe energy cost during operations is very relevant, too, which is why you see things like tilt rotor designs with wings/bodies to generate lift. When Airbus was doing the math on these a few years ago, the pilot cost was also one of the main concerns, so it was "autonomous or bust", and they ended up investing a lot on the autonomous side (not just the aircraft but also urban traffic management, etc).
- DonHopkins 10mo agoIt sucks when they hit airplanes. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Potomac_River_mid-air_collision https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Potomac_River_mid-air_col...
- rapsey 10mo agoDrone like flying vehicles are much safer and cheaper than helicopters. Or will be at least.
- ErroneousBosh 10mo agoHow will they be? Literally any failure of the aircraft means you die.
- rapsey 10mo agoNo they have multiple engines and can survive failures.
- AngryData 10mo agoI don't really agree with that. Helicopters can auto-rotate, drones can't. If something goes wrong with a drone system, it is going to crash hard guaranteed and likely doesn't have any meaningful control on the way down.
- kevin_thibedeau 10mo agoHelicopters have a significant safety problem. https://stopthechopnynj.org/safety-and-terrorism/?utm_source=chatgpt.com https://stopthechopnynj.org/safety-and-terrorism/?utm_source...
- rounce 10mo agoMore people are killed in motor vehicle accidents in a single month in NY than in all of the incidents listed on that page spanning 58 years.
- tyre 10mo agoI like the terrorism section here, which lists zero terrorist attacks (because there haven’t been any) and loads of supposed risks… And yet!