Real-Time Google Earth? Give me 5 years.

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What happens when you fly a multi-rotor encased in a Faraday Cage between two large Tesla Coils?

...THIS...
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Hmmm, I said 5 years in March 2011 . . . seems to be right on schedule . . .

www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yEl0-bCA9M

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/amazons-jef ... he-future/
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Multirotors are coming into their own. Along with that comes having to play nice with society.

http://www.popsci.com/article/technolog ... for-drones
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Current state of the art in regard to speed. . .oh, and skill for that matter. . .

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oR3q4hl ... t1tCKcjWcw
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Psychedelic Rhino wrote:Current state of the art in regard to speed. . .oh, and skill for that matter. . .

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oR3q4hl ... t1tCKcjWcw
holy crap, that thing is fast
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I'm getting nice speed with 4S (4x3.2V) and running 0645 props with 2600kv motors (6" with a 4.5" pitch)

https://vimeo.com/149659990
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"Made my own drone, just need some AIM-9 sidewinders!"
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Red Spot wrote:"Made my own drone, just need some AIM-9 sidewinders!"
Cool. By the way, it's been five years since the original post and almost all that I predicted has come to pass. There's still no real-time remote tourism, but that could easily be achieved now if desired. All the tech is in place.
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