Re:Amazon Shows Off New Prime Air Drone with Hybrid Design
by mapt on Sunday November 29, 2015 @08:31PM
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Drones have got to get back in addition to getting to the target, and you only get 30 minutes if most/all of your payload is dedicated to battery. The drone has a fairly short range while fully loaded, and a lot longer range while empty.
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Re:Amazon Shows Off New Prime Air Drone with Hybrid Design
by shiftpgdn on Sunday November 29, 2015 @09:07PM
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86% of Amazon's deliveries are under 5lbs AND a glider style drone has way longer flight times than a traditional quad/octocopter.
Re:Amazon Shows Off New Prime Air Drone with Hybrid Design
by mapt on Monday November 30, 2015 @04:40PM
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5lbs is a large number in this context.
Re:Amazon Shows Off New Prime Air Drone with Hybrid Design
by drbillnye on Monday November 30, 2015 @12:39AM
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What we need is a sort of tcp/ip network for drones where they understand where charging stations are along the way, and other brands delivery drones would eventually be able to participate in the network as well which would spur growth. I'm good for a few charging / delivery stations in my neighborhood