The quad copter from hell....

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There has been a lot of talk of using quadcopters for ISR, but the debate was always about them getting shot down.
Not any more. Good luck shooting this one down. BTW, this is real time footage, and not a special effect.

Something this wicked has to have tactical uses, even if its just to scare our enemies with its awesome sound.

https://youtu.be/8p5uDf9i_Yc
 
Jeez throw some lights on it .fly it at night and watch the U.F.O reports come rolling in! ;)
 
sublight is back said:
There has been a lot of talk of using quadcopters for ISR, but the debate was always about them getting shot down.
Not any more. Good luck shooting this one down. BTW, this is real time footage, and not a special effect.

Something this wicked has to have tactical uses, even if its just to scare our enemies with its awesome sound.

https://youtu.be/8p5uDf9i_Yc
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Looks like they got this in the hands of one of those professional R/C helicopter flyers. If you like these kinds of quadrotors (vs the plodding camera "drones") you ought to check out quadrotor racing. Bunch of videos on youtube. It's like Pod-racing dang near. ;D
 
The instant one of these 'racing' drones going into a crowd of spectators and draws blood, we (the more stable type) r/c model airplane drivers can just pack up and call it quite's as homeland Security takes the situation in hand as only a bloated, disconnected, unsympathetic, knee-jerk reacting, politically attuned, dysfunctional Government agency can.

If you can't build it, you should not drive it!

David
 
merriman said:
The instant one of these 'racing' drones going into a crowd of spectators and draws blood, we (the more stable type) r/c model airplane drivers can just pack up and call it quite's as homeland Security takes the situation in hand as only a bloated, disconnected, unsympathetic, knee-jerk reacting, politically attuned, dysfunctional Government agency can.

If you can't build it, you should not drive it!

David
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Monster trucks, car races, errant baseballs, etc. have injured many and they're all still going strong.
 
Impressive but essentially irrelevant to the use of such things in a military role.
 
sferrin said:
sublight is back said:
There has been a lot of talk of using quadcopters for ISR, but the debate was always about them getting shot down.
Not any more. Good luck shooting this one down. BTW, this is real time footage, and not a special effect.

Something this wicked has to have tactical uses, even if its just to scare our enemies with its awesome sound.

https://youtu.be/8p5uDf9i_Yc
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Looks like they got this in the hands of one of those professional R/C helicopter flyers. If you like these kinds of quadrotors (vs the plodding camera "drones") you ought to check out quadrotor racing. Bunch of videos on youtube. It's like Pod-racing dang near. ;D
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Darn! There goes my evening! Thanks for that heads-up ;)
 
GTX said:
Impressive but essentially irrelevant to the use of such things in a military role.
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It is exactly suited to a military role. Think surgical strike INSIDE of a structure. This thing would be incredibly hard to stop.
 
With the sensors, computers and explosive payload required to weaponise it and operate it inside a building you'd need it to be larger or have a flight time of ~30 seconds - the one in the video can only fly for about 2 minutes.
 
sublight is back said:
GTX said:
Impressive but essentially irrelevant to the use of such things in a military role.
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It is exactly suited to a military role. Think surgical strike INSIDE of a structure. This thing would be incredibly hard to stop.
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How are you going to get it INSIDE the structure or control it once it's there?
 
sublight is back said:
GTX said:
Impressive but essentially irrelevant to the use of such things in a military role.
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It is exactly suited to a military role. Think surgical strike INSIDE of a structure. This thing would be incredibly hard to stop.
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Yeah...right... ::)
 
sferrin said:
How are you going to get it INSIDE the structure or control it once it's there?
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You think we haven't done this before?

https://youtu.be/g3dWQCECwlY

or


https://youtu.be/IMSozUpFFkU
 
I hope you don't think those actually represent realistic wartime scenarios. A Roomba can bump its way around a front room but it ain't no Screamer invading an enemy bunker.
 
Forget inside a building.
Imagine a version configured for anti-helicopter operations.
2 minute flight time, fitted with a self-forging charge.
Basically a smart grenade, that can flip out of its casing, and intercept a approaching gunship.
Cheap, expendable, and extremely effective.
 
compton_effect said:
Forget inside a building.
Imagine a version configured for anti-helicopter operations.
2 minute flight time, fitted with a self-forging charge.
Basically a smart grenade, that can flip out of its casing, and intercept a approaching gunship.
Cheap, expendable, and extremely effective.
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Why not just use shoulder launched SAM, or other shoulder launched missile (e.g. ATGW, RPG), or just a heavy machine gun...all a lot faster and more effective!
 
Another one:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tll5s55Vg74

And his channel:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7c1iZQpR8_mct1tCKcjWcw
 
GTX said:
compton_effect said:
Forget inside a building.
Imagine a version configured for anti-helicopter operations.
2 minute flight time, fitted with a self-forging charge.
Basically a smart grenade, that can flip out of its casing, and intercept a approaching gunship.
Cheap, expendable, and extremely effective.
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Why not just use shoulder launched SAM, or other shoulder launched missile (e.g. ATGW, RPG), or just a heavy machine gun...all a lot faster and more effective!
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Maneuverability is the biggest thing I can see. No missile is going to change direction like THAT. Also no visible backblast or muzzle flashes or tracers. Hell, you get the battery endurance up or provide a base station to return to for charging, and you can have these airborne and waiting for a target to engage.
 
With wings:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBfvVKzpQTg
 

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