A 20kg hybrid drone that can fly at 50kmh for 4 hours

Re:A 20kg hybrid drone that can fly at 50kmh for 4 hours by bangelo on Tuesday November 03, 2020 @03:39PM (#24983717)

why not just use an airplane

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Re:A 20kg hybrid drone that can fly at 50kmh for 4 hours by tanseydavid on Tuesday November 03, 2020 @03:48PM (#24983811)

There are probably additional correct answers (all depending on the use case/flight plan) but the takeoff/landing profile for a drone vs. an airplane is one answer to your question.

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Re:A 20kg hybrid drone that can fly at 50kmh for 4 hours by chasd00 on Tuesday November 03, 2020 @04:19PM (#24984115)

i'm sure someone out there as stuck ardupilot inside an R/C V-22 Osprey. Seems like that would be the best of both... or worst of both hah

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Re:A 20kg hybrid drone that can fly at 50kmh for 4 hours by LinuxBender on Tuesday November 03, 2020 @05:14PM (#24984629)

Some people do use airplanes. Bush planes have been used for a long time to deliver things to remote places... ok, well, not oil rigs, but almost anywhere else. Some of them can take off and land in less than 100 feet. Risk of course is that a human is in it. A drone is less liability and less maintenance costs. Planes will still be used for heavier objects and human transport for some time.

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