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akira112 06-09-2015 11:35 AM
Stop trying to look through your neighbours window snoop. :awwyeah:

Ulic Qel-Droma 06-09-2015 03:25 PM
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Originally Posted by godwin (Post 8646276)
The thing is DJI higher end and other CF based drones like self built 6 - 8 copters are light and strong already. (even fiber glass / plastic of lower end ones are pretty light but they tend to shatter). The limiting factor is the batteries. Graphene doesn't solve the energy density problem (your copter have to lift the weight of the battery, so far no one came up with the idea of dropping depleted batteries while in flight).
dude i dont think u understand how much lighter and stronger graphene is compared to anything on the market right now.

its like... fuckin super strong dude. and super light.

u could have a drone made of graphene, and the graphene would only be as thin as like .. half the width of a credit card. and the rotors and everything made of graphene. and it would be stronger than a sheet of steel. and it would be ... like.. lighter than a big paper airplane.

the only weight would be the battery.

godwin 06-09-2015 03:53 PM
You do realize commercialization of graphene is still decades away.. you will see it in F1 cars first why before it appears in $2000 drones.

Right now the weigh of the high end structures is already pretty light. It is the motors, gimbal and camera (other than batteries that takes up the weight). We still haven't got graphene motors (not sure we can).

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Originally Posted by Ulic Qel-Droma (Post 8646404)
dude i dont think u understand how much lighter and stronger graphene is compared to anything on the market right now.

its like... fuckin super strong dude. and super light.

u could have a drone made of graphene, and the graphene would only be as thin as like .. half the width of a credit card. and the rotors and everything made of graphene. and it would be stronger than a sheet of steel. and it would be ... like.. lighter than a big paper airplane.

the only weight would be the battery.

KDMofo 06-10-2015 12:00 AM
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Originally Posted by Ulic Qel-Droma (Post 8646404)
dude i dont think u understand how much lighter and stronger graphene is compared to anything on the market right now.

its like... fuckin super strong dude. and super light.

u could have a drone made of graphene, and the graphene would only be as thin as like .. half the width of a credit card. and the rotors and everything made of graphene. and it would be stronger than a sheet of steel. and it would be ... like.. lighter than a big paper airplane.

the only weight would be the battery.
Graphene is highly conductive, same reason using carbon fibre is a stupid idea, especially for distant/high altitude flying. Sure saving weight is great but locking yourself out is worst. If you want endurance get a plane.

Ulic Qel-Droma 06-10-2015 12:40 PM
what about a really light FPV racer? LOL

im more interested in that!

KDMofo 06-10-2015 12:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Ulic Qel-Droma (Post 8646742)
what about a really light FPV racer? LOL

im more interested in that!
When. For proximity/fast flights you'll want to have 360 coverage and no room for shadowing because of the constant banking and rolls. I've never used 2.4ghz for that type of flying either, just because there will probably be trees/obstacles blocking signal.

Tim Budong 06-24-2015 03:10 AM
was talking to a client about drones today
he says his brand new phantom3 basically stopped working on him mid air and crashed.. dji replaced it quickly tho...

so scared cuz im gonna be buying a phantom3 within the next 60days here....
can't find the 3dr solo here in asia yet either....

Razor Ramon HG 06-24-2015 05:06 AM
My former boss got headhunted for 3DR (he's now the VP) and he recently shared a video of them on CBS This Morning on FB. Apparently Best Buy will be stocking them in the States (not sure about Canada).

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/home-pro...&ref=201&loc=7

Tim Budong 06-24-2015 08:08 AM
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Originally Posted by Razor Ramon HG (Post 8651684)
My former boss got headhunted for 3DR (he's now the VP) and he recently shared a video of them on CBS This Morning on FB. Apparently Best Buy will be stocking them in the States (not sure about Canada).

3DR Solo Drone: Solo Smart Drone - Best Buy
London drugs will carry in canada...or at least all the way from vancouver to manitoba

twitchyzero 06-30-2015 09:41 PM
thanks to London Drugs for keeping their pre-order fulfillment by June!
just finished updating , didn't want to do night time flying on my first go so I'll try it tmr


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