New Chinese Drone Maker Announced People Carrying Drone at CES: Ehang 184

[Dungeness]

They should put the rotors up high.

I would combine all those little blades into one.

 

[Oldman1]

I would combine all those little blades into one.

At least we wouldn't worry about one blade failure leading to crash eh?

 

[Keel]

But the ducts would make the otherwise slick drone look clumsy. There must be some more elegant solutions. I would try infrared sensors plus instant brake system.

May be a combination of those
That was just one of my idea in which base rotors within shrouds + a seat ejection system. That will be my preference
Your idea is respected

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[T-72M1]

awesome, I want one of those.

 

[CCP]

I honestly don't understand why he didn't design it exactly like the quadcopters that have the cameras hanging off the bottom. He'd be all set. Just make sure the blades are high enough to get approval and he'd make a mint.

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How far do the blades need to be. This can't be much more than 10 feet.

 

[Dungeness]

I didn't know gyro copters can be used for military purpose. Interesting!

 

[Hamartia Antidote]

True, autogyros have been around since the 1920's. The rotor does not seem that high up. Not sure why they didn't really become popular with the average person. They are $20,000 and up. I guess you still need a bit of a runway so that's inconvenient for consumer use.

$65K Calidus Autogyro

 

[Oldman1]

I didn't know gyro copters can be used for military purpose. Interesting!

 

[oprih]

This is crazy, but in a good way.