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Re:Sprite: a different drone by IgorPartola on Tuesday May 19, 2015 @04:29PM (#9572918)
So you need roughly 100 grams of payload + probably another 100 or so grams of mounting gear (gimbals, etc.) + directional propellers + battery packs which likely total out at around a kilogram. So that's roughly a 1.2 meter diameter balloon or 950 liters. That's fairly large, I agree.

Do you know if a hybrid has been done where you have a multi-rotor assisted by TLA ballast?

Re:Sprite: a different drone by digikata on Tuesday May 19, 2015 @06:50PM (#9573652)
None that I know of, but multi-rotors lateral flight authority is often weak vs winds. So, I would worry that a big gas bladder might strongly exacerbate that by requiring a much higher capability vs wind. But then again, a hybrid might not be a 'conventional' multi-rotor config.