h a l f b a k e r yOn the one hand, true. On the other hand, bollocks.
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Personal Quad and Tri-copters are up and coming as a method of
transportation. They are gonna be great, until the engine blows,
in
which case you are going to have s glideless descent and liaison
with
the ground. Now with your new safety wing suit featuring foam
wings that quickly unfurl
from being folded behind your back as
your
quadcopter goes down, you can glide gently to the ground. Since
these are safety oriented they can be government regulated like
air
bags and well funded and since they will sell more quadcopters a
the
asshole car companies will be in your side to.isnt it great that I
now know
how to think like an asshole but still no wings.
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Once you factor in control surfaces and pitch stability this
is a lot of additional complexity. Much better to rely on a
combination of autorotation, parachutes and air bags. |
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Well just make them personal hex or octo copters instead. Hex's and especially Octo's are able to continue to fly with one motor out (or at least land safely under power). Some level of redundancy had to be built into the design. |
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" Personal Quad and Tri-copters are up and coming as a method of transportation." |
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Yes, the personal flying devices they started promising my grandparents last century. I'm sure they will be here at any moment. |
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Perhaps the safety device should be a parachute, instead. |
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In the quadcopter age earth will be covered with airbags. |
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Airplane emergency parachutes are a "baked" idea. It's just a matter of deciding how the 'chute is deployed: automatic, in case of engine or rotor failure, or manual. |
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