At 08:01 AM 16/10/2013, Paul Brooks wrote: >I'm also wondering about the expected delivery range. They *might* >have enough juice to cover a football oval and back again before it >drops out of the sky with a flat battery, carrying that sort of weight.
They interviewed one of the guys developing this business on Red Simons this morning. He said the current flying range was 1km, but with better battery life, they are hoping for 5km. I guess that would work in a CBD, but not in a spread out community. One wonders about the logistics of warehouse location and student location, even within a 5km radius. How will the contraptions make it back to base? And what about those that are 'nabbed' after delivery by the kid next door who happens to spot one coming in for a landing. Equipment loss won't be small. Jan Melbourne, Victoria, Australia [email protected] Sooner or later, I hate to break it to you, you're gonna die, so how do you fill in the space between here and there? It's yours. Seize your space. ~Margaret Atwood, writer _ __________________ _ _______________________________________________ Link mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.anu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/link
