Re: [EVDL] [External] Re: large drone ?

2021-04-09 Thread George Mullineaux via EV
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

Re: [EVDL] [External] Re: large drone ?

2021-04-09 Thread Ken McGraw via EV
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 > 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.

Re: [EVDL] [External] Re: large drone ?

2021-04-09 Thread George Mullineaux via EV
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

Re: [EVDL] large drone ?

2021-04-09 Thread Peter VanDerWal via EV
Drone deliveries might have made sense 10 year ago when Amazon announced they were working on it. Back then folks maybe got packages from Amazon once a month, or heavy purchasers once every week or two. These days a lot of folks get Amazon deliveries every day. Drones may have made sense back

Re: [EVDL] large drone ?

2021-04-09 Thread Peri Hartman via EV
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

Re: [EVDL] large drone ?

2021-04-09 Thread Lee Hart via EV
Bill Dube via EV wrote: In my opinion, the "delivery drones" have the wrong paradigm. The delivery drone really doesn't need to travel long distances or carry more than one package. The real issue is the final 50-100 feet of delivery. Very true! Moreover, the delivery drone doesn't even

Re: [EVDL] large drone ?

2021-04-09 Thread Bill Dube via EV
In my opinion, the "delivery drones" have the wrong paradigm. The delivery drone really doesn't need to travel long distances or carry more than one package. The real issue is the final 50-100 feet of delivery. The UPS driver has to park the truck, get the package out of the back of the

Re: [EVDL] (Fwd) EV completion help needed

2021-04-09 Thread EVDL Administrator via EV
Previously: > Is there someone in this group that can help me hook up my BMS system and > finalize configuring the Hyper 9 motor. Here is BMS I'm trying to use. If > you have one you prefer that will work better, I'm open to suggestions. >