[Lab] Time Magazine Special Edition: The Drone Age

[Darcy Whyte]

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On Tue, Jun 5, 2018 at 9:39 AM Jason Cobill <jason.cobill at gmail.com> wrote:

>
>    Reply from Jonathan Edwards:
>
> Planes and helicopters both require elements other than strictly the
> propulsion system to control their direction. With quadcopters, the
> propulsion system and steering system are one in the same. No flaps,
> nothing to have to tilt, simply vary how quickly each of the four
> propellers is spinning.
>
> That simplicity, coupled with the fact that they are incredibly agile yet
> stable flying machines are why I think they took off.
>
> Jon
>
>
> On Mon, Jun 4, 2018 at 9:40 AM, Jason Cobill <jason.cobill at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>>
>>    I have to make sure to pick one of these up - Time Magazine's latest
>> edition examines the impact of drones on a number of contexts - border
>> security, environmental conservation, military strategy, emergency relief
>> efforts, and hollywood film-making.
>>    I feel like the breadth of the topic really demonstrates how a broadly
>> accessible tool can have incredible impact in unexpected domains - both for
>> good and bad, and I find that really fascinating.
>>
>>    http://time.com/collection/drones/
>>
>>    Question: Does anyone have an intuition about why quad-copters became
>> such a successful chassis? Remote control planes (move too fast for
>> cameras?) and helicopters (too shaky? too difficult to fly?) have been
>> around for a long time, and hobbyist RC aircraft technology is moving along
>> at a brisk pace. (Tiny jet engines are so cool!
>> http://www.chiefaircraft.com/radio-control/turbine-engines/jetcat.html )
>> I expect more diversity in drone designs but quad-copters seem to have an
>> overwhelming share of the consumer market.
>>
>>    -Jason
>>
>
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