But now, we are talking about wings, not rotors. I have seen some images of prototypes that utilize wing-type mechanisms, but most of the drones I have seen still utilize rotors. Can we change the way a rotor creates lift to reduce the downwash? No sarcasm, this is an honest question.
George Mullineaux 3rd Shift Wrench Monkey Pinnacle Corrugated, Landis, N.C. -----Original Message----- From: EV <ev-boun...@lists.evdl.org> On Behalf Of Ken McGraw via EV Sent: Saturday, April 10, 2021 00:52 To: Electric Vehicle Discussion List <ev@lists.evdl.org> Cc: Ken McGraw <mcgra...@msn.com> Subject: Re: [EVDL] [External] Re: large drone ? I would suggest you learn how a bee “ flys”....KLM Sent from my iPad > On Apr 10, 2021, at 12:02 AM, George Mullineaux via EV <ev@lists.evdl.org> > wrote: > > And everyone seems to forget the downwash of the blades. These drones will > be unmanned helicopters capable of lifting hundreds of pounds of payload. The > lift required will cause substantial downwash that can be damaging and > dangerous. My co-worker and I, both with military experience, have mused over > the idea of "flying cars" landing on a street and blowing trash and debris > all over other vehicles and people. The walking/driving robot would be much > less bothersome for home deliveries. The drones could be readily used in an > airport or warehouse scenario. Rather than one or the other, we should be > considering both in concert. > > George Mullineaux > 3rd Shift Wrench Monkey > Pinnacle Corrugated, Landis, N.C. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: EV <ev-boun...@lists.evdl.org> On Behalf Of Peri Hartman via EV > Sent: Friday, April 9, 2021 17:34 > To: Electric Vehicle Discussion List <ev@lists.evdl.org> > Cc: Peri Hartman <pe...@kotatko.com> > Subject: [External] Re: [EVDL] large drone ? > > CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not click > links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender's actual email > address and know the content is safe. > > Now, Lee is really making sense. > > The drone issue is highly controversial. I know the FCC is working on > rules but that's only the start. There are issues with > - noise > - safety > - privacy > - effectiveness. > > The first three are obvious. Lee touches on the fourth. There are problems > with accessing covered porches, avoiding eaves, bushes, wires, and other > aerial obstructions. > > On the other hand, a robot device could navigate anywhere a human does. > It could also be loading the next stop's package(s) while the truck is > traveling. Couple that with autonomous vehicles (in some future > century > :) and the whole process becomes much more efficient than today. > > Peri > > > _______________________________________________ > Address messages to ev@lists.evdl.org > No other addresses in TO and CC fields > UNSUBSCRIBE: > https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.e > vdl.org%2Fhelp%2Findex.html%23usub&data=04%7C01%7Cgeorgemullineaux > %40pinnaclecorrugated.com%7C927f0f55a8444f96332e08d8fbdc54bf%7C976178c > c71b24588b870337d092cdfe3%7C0%7C0%7C637536271049277474%7CUnknown%7CTWF > pbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6M > n0%3D%7C1000&sdata=evOsBWYCoSpXGuJKlkDHVcLTgXReWJNXTcRREQ0ked8%3D& > amp;reserved=0 > ARCHIVE: > https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.e > vdl.org%2Farchive%2F&data=04%7C01%7Cgeorgemullineaux%40pinnaclecor > rugated.com%7C927f0f55a8444f96332e08d8fbdc54bf%7C976178cc71b24588b8703 > 37d092cdfe3%7C0%7C0%7C637536271049277474%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWI > joiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&a > mp;sdata=Q4a1CaV3WdoVAuZcI9bDjt%2BC2LG9Dxnc65b48Ia2oi8%3D&reserved > =0 LIST INFO: > https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Flists > .evdl.org%2Flistinfo.cgi%2Fev-evdl.org&data=04%7C01%7Cgeorgemullin > eaux%40pinnaclecorrugated.com%7C927f0f55a8444f96332e08d8fbdc54bf%7C976 > 178cc71b24588b870337d092cdfe3%7C0%7C0%7C637536271049277474%7CUnknown%7 > CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXV > CI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=jftpg95DWizQOYg9daYfOkABIyAiKvtA0IunvEXIyQU > %3D&reserved=0 _______________________________________________ Address messages to ev@lists.evdl.org No other addresses in TO and CC fields UNSUBSCRIBE: https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.evdl.org%2Fhelp%2Findex.html%23usub&data=04%7C01%7Cgeorgemullineaux%40pinnaclecorrugated.com%7C927f0f55a8444f96332e08d8fbdc54bf%7C976178cc71b24588b870337d092cdfe3%7C0%7C0%7C637536271049277474%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=evOsBWYCoSpXGuJKlkDHVcLTgXReWJNXTcRREQ0ked8%3D&reserved=0 ARCHIVE: https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.evdl.org%2Farchive%2F&data=04%7C01%7Cgeorgemullineaux%40pinnaclecorrugated.com%7C927f0f55a8444f96332e08d8fbdc54bf%7C976178cc71b24588b870337d092cdfe3%7C0%7C0%7C637536271049277474%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=Q4a1CaV3WdoVAuZcI9bDjt%2BC2LG9Dxnc65b48Ia2oi8%3D&reserved=0 LIST INFO: https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Flists.evdl.org%2Flistinfo.cgi%2Fev-evdl.org&data=04%7C01%7Cgeorgemullineaux%40pinnaclecorrugated.com%7C927f0f55a8444f96332e08d8fbdc54bf%7C976178cc71b24588b870337d092cdfe3%7C0%7C0%7C637536271049277474%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=jftpg95DWizQOYg9daYfOkABIyAiKvtA0IunvEXIyQU%3D&reserved=0 _______________________________________________ Address messages to ev@lists.evdl.org No other addresses in TO and CC fields UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/ LIST INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org
