"World's First Passenger Drone"

[Steelharp]

Isn't that a helicopter?

http://my.xfinity.com/?cid=customer

[monkeylizard]

That's just the URL for the Comcast login page. :)

 

Try this one for a story: http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/jan/07/first-passenger-drone-makes-world-debut

Or this one for a video: http://www.reuters.com/video/2016/01/08/worlds-first-passenger-drone-unveiled-at?videoId=366960869

Edited January 11, 2016 by monkeylizard

[Steelharp]

Thanks!

[KKing]

I saw over the weekend a university that has came up with the same thing, only more crude. If I remember right though due to whatever restrictions they are only allowed to fly it indoors

[Dustbuster]

When we were kids we built Estes model rockets. We used those rockets to send everything possible as high as we could go. Many frogs and bugs piloted those ships in the name of neighborhood science. We didn't need no steenkin drone cause they were t around yet lol Edited January 17, 2016 by Dustbuster

[TNWNGR]

When we were kids we but Estes model rockets. We used those rockets to send everything possible as high as we could go. Many frogs and bugs piloted those ships in the name of neighborhood science. We didn't need no steenkin drone cause they were t around yet lol

 

I was thinking of all of the control line models I used to fly and watching R/C models being built and flown. Some of those were impressive, even so helicopter models. Then all these quad rotor drones came out and instead of building a kit people were buying a finished product. I never saw any critters or bugs being flown but I sure burned a bunch of fuel. I can still hear those R/C engines howling.

[Dustbuster]

i spent many hours and dollars building and flying rc helis before the electric craze and drones came in, i enjoyed the craftsman ship and pride aspect of flying my own machines. knowing more today about fixed wing and drones i can see a pass drone on the horizon. it will take a while. for all the work that has to be done on a small plane to keep it safe, i can only imagine it would take forever to build a safe pass drone.


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[n0rlf]

I launched my sisters hamster...Parachuted back safely! Mom, dad, and sister were not amused.

I will never forget that day. I learned 2 lessons.

1. More fuel needed to achieve orbit.
2. Dad was quick with a switch

Now these days a drone makes it easy and they can even live stream the video.

[steamnsteel]

DING! DING! DING! Folks! We have a winner!