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 Devils-Avocado on Tuesday November 03, 2020 @09:35PM (#24986141)

What about using methanol? It has been cleared for use powering laptops. Cleaner burning and quieter than 2-stroke petrol?

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Re:A 20kg hybrid drone that can fly at 50kmh for 4 hours by MikeAmelung on Tuesday November 03, 2020 @09:49PM (#24986187)

Methanol has half the energy density of gasoline.

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Re:A 20kg hybrid drone that can fly at 50kmh for 4 hours by Devils-Avocado on Wednesday November 04, 2020 @07:18PM (#24994476)

Do the advantages of clean and quiet burning, and perhaps a lighter and simpler engine, outweigh that?

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