World’s first manned flight with an electric multicopter

[SocalAstro]

http://www.e-volo.com/Home.html


I thought my goal of building a 1-meter class quad or Hex was BIG

 

[Bartman]

if he had any balls he'd sit backwards and fly nose in.

great stuff!

 

[MombasaFlash]

Endlessly fascinating what people get up to. Not to diminish their technical achievements but ... I can't help but notice the appropriately 'dorky' helmet they managed to find. As for their lofty dream of simple to operate, cheap to run automobile replacements, what vast entertainment awaits at school pickup time when all the Mum's arrive to collect their kids.

 

[mailman35]

ha flying death machine

 

[Efliernz]

The full-size multi is getting closer with the first arm out of the mould:

http://www.dg-flugzeugbau.de/index.php?id=1345&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=100&cHash=5f9acc3c162f62f3d48b2f5d915582bb

Pete

 

[Tomstoy2]

If they are going to fly with DJI I sure hope they have plenty of battery capacity. Hitting rth could mean a hell of a long flight back to China!

 

[Efliernz]

Very little chance of a DJI I suspect... but the GPS aerial suction-cupped to the top of the pilots helmet would look amusing

 

[Bartman]

if it doesn't work they'll have the beginnings of a pretty good sling shot!