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Good point. I just did some searching around the internet; 20km for under $1k is way off the mark. 300m however with a live video stream and GPS navigation pro
by imjustsaying 12y ago
Good point. I just did some searching around the internet; 20km for under $1k is way off the mark.
300m however with a live video stream and GPS navigation programming is available under $1k even on Amazon:
http://lowenddrone.com http://lowenddrone.com
- LyndsySimon 12y agoThe big problem there is the telemetry. Make it semi autonomous - fly to target at 500', then dive straight down and detonate. I'm fairly confident I could put together an aircraft that could travel 20km with a 3km payload and self-destruct at the destination for less than $1k.
- Klinky 12y agoDoesn't ArduPilot offer those autonomous features?
- LyndsySimon 12y agoI know it does waypoints, but "pop up and dive bomb this target" probably isn't a popular feature :)
- Klinky 12y agoThat drone will not be able to carry much of a payload at all. I would be surprised if you could add a few extra ounces to it without it being bogged down. Something like: http://www.steadidrone.eu/octocopter-ei8ht/ http://www.steadidrone.eu/octocopter-ei8ht/ Would be a better candidate. Perhaps a small drone could drop an activated payload, but I would forget about launching anything off of them, as that would likely blow the drone out of the sky due to the thrust generated by the payload's propellant.