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Re:Sprite: a different drone by xanderstrike on Tuesday May 19, 2015 @03:26PM (#9572492)
At the expense of maneuverability. It's worth mentioning that this is the trade off here.

From least to most maneuverable:

Weather balloon -> Fixed Wing -> Single rotor -> Multirotor

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Re:Sprite: a different drone by IgorPartola on Tuesday May 19, 2015 @03:38PM (#9572582)
Definitely. Now I want to build a blimp drone or a blone if you will just to give it a try :). I imagine a toroidal shaped ballon with a small propeller in the middle might actually do fairly well and would be less susceptible to sideways wind than a balloon.
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Re:Sprite: a different drone by MatthewMcDonald on Tuesday May 19, 2015 @03:50PM (#9572659)
This was posted in the discussion when the Lily was announced:

http://hyperblimp.com/

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