Out in the Open.....Blackfly

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11 January 2019, 19:42

xgrunt

Out in the Open.....Blackfly

http://inspire.eaa.org/2019/01...en-openers-blackfly/

13 January 2019, 22:29

Dulltool17

Absolutely COOL!

Doug Wilhelmi
NRA Life Member

13 January 2019, 22:37

Bill/Oregon

I'll say!

There is hope, even when your brain tells you there isn’t.
– John Green, author

14 January 2019, 02:30

Dulltool17

Went to their website to get more details. This is definitely an impressive machine!

Not surprisingly, they don't mention pricing..

Doug Wilhelmi
NRA Life Member

15 January 2019, 18:35

Bill/Oregon

Doug, sales are scheduled to go live sometime this year, so we should see pricing soon. Bet it won't be cheap.

There is hope, even when your brain tells you there isn’t.
– John Green, author

16 January 2019, 22:56

Mike_Dettorre

Anybody read the specs?

Range (with 25% reserve)
25 miles (USA, 200 lbs)
40+ miles (Intl, 200 lbs)

Performance (Max Take-off Weight)
Cruise Speed 62 mph (limited, USA)
80+ mph (Intl)

Charging (Intl)
120 V / 15 A 20% - 100% Charge 7.4 hrs
120 V / 20 A 20% - 100% Charge 5.5 hrs
240 V / 50 A 20% - 100% Charge 67 mins
240 V / 2x50 A 20% - 80% Charge 25 mins

Payload is not listed but seem to be limited to about 250 lbs plus a little more.

So the application will be what?

Looks very cool but unless I am missing something - utterly useless other than some very limited observation or survey applications.

You would need to increase range buy a factor of 10-20x, double air speed, double payload and reduce charging time by a factor 3x-5x before any realistic applications come about.

Somebody please shoot holes in the above.

17 January 2019, 03:41

Dulltool17

NO holes to shoot; no argument.
I said it was cool, not practical.
And I did read the specs.

The difference between men and boys is the price of their toys...

Doug Wilhelmi
NRA Life Member

17 January 2019, 05:14

Jerry Liles

What happens if you lose an engine? Which ones are critical? Blow a fuse and lose power? I don't think that thing will glide or autorotate. It's cool for sure but I wouldn't trust it for routine use.

11 March 2019, 11:12

Jefffive

quote:
Originally posted by Mike_Dettorre:
Anybody read the specs?

Range (with 25% reserve)
25 miles (USA, 200 lbs)
40+ miles (Intl, 200 lbs)

Performance (Max Take-off Weight)
Cruise Speed 62 mph (limited, USA)
80+ mph (Intl)

Charging (Intl)
120 V / 15 A 20% - 100% Charge 7.4 hrs
120 V / 20 A 20% - 100% Charge 5.5 hrs
240 V / 50 A 20% - 100% Charge 67 mins
240 V / 2x50 A 20% - 80% Charge 25 mins

Payload is not listed but seem to be limited to about 250 lbs plus a little more.

So the application will be what?

Looks very cool but unless I am missing something - utterly useless other than some very limited observation or survey applications.

You would need to increase range buy a factor of 10-20x, double air speed, double payload and reduce charging time by a factor 3x-5x before any realistic applications come about.

Somebody please shoot holes in the above.

The Wright Flyer had a range of 200 feet...

"If you’re innocent why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”- Donald Trump

11 March 2019, 21:28

Bill/Oregon

Yeah, I am thinking commercial beta test of a concept that obviously has a great future.

There is hope, even when your brain tells you there isn’t.
– John Green, author

14 March 2019, 10:46

Todd Williams

Standby for the Tesla fanboys to show up to the party and tell us this is the future of aviation.

I ain't buying it.

21 March 2019, 11:04

bentaframe

I think its autorotational capabilities would be limited !!!