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Re: Real-Time Google Earth? Give me 5 years.

Posted: Wed Mar 20, 2013 3:58 pm
by Psychedelic Rhino
What happens when you fly a multi-rotor encased in a Faraday Cage between two large Tesla Coils?

...THIS...

Re: Real-Time Google Earth? Give me 5 years.

Posted: Mon Dec 02, 2013 6:42 pm
by Psychedelic Rhino
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/

Re: Real-Time Google Earth? Give me 5 years.

Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2014 9:18 pm
by Psychedelic Rhino
Multirotors are coming into their own. Along with that comes having to play nice with society.

http://www.popsci.com/article/technolog ... for-drones

Re: Real-Time Google Earth? Give me 5 years.

Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2014 12:31 am
by Psychedelic Rhino
Current state of the art in regard to speed. . .oh, and skill for that matter. . .

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oR3q4hl ... t1tCKcjWcw

Re: Real-Time Google Earth? Give me 5 years.

Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2014 6:37 pm
by DarkCobra262
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

Re: Real-Time Google Earth? Give me 5 years.

Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2016 3:40 am
by Psychedelic Rhino
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

Re: Real-Time Google Earth? Give me 5 years.

Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2016 6:38 am
by Red Spot
"Made my own drone, just need some AIM-9 sidewinders!"

Re: Real-Time Google Earth? Give me 5 years.

Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2016 3:44 pm
by Psychedelic Rhino
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.