Octocopter = hoverboard

[Nikofant]

Hey everyone. Have you seen this? http://www.cbc.ca/beta/news/technology/hoverboard-duru-1.3270569
It's a canadian guy who gets himself in the air with an octocopter!
Awesome.

 

[LandroverS3]

waaayy better then those magnetic hoverboard-thingys! way to go!

 

[Spastickitten]

I guess it's not a drone...

 

[Nikofant]

waaayy better then those magnetic hoverboard-thingys! way to go!

I know right? I'd love one of those! It's awesome!

 

[Nikofant]

I guess it's not a drone...

True, but it's still awesome.

 

[Corbarrad]

Yes, but will it blend?

Kind of having second thoughts there. I've seen what a single prop can do. Now imagine falling into eight of em...

 

[Nikofant]

Yes, but will it blend?

Kind of having second thoughts there. I've seen what a single prop can do. Now imagine falling into eight of em...

Ow, that could be fatal. Wouldn't be good if a person fainted while on that thing.

 

[Spastickitten]

Prop guards anyone?

 

[Corbarrad]

Had a quick look at wikipedia and it seems the idea of a "flying (surf) board" predates 1985 and Back To The Future quite a bit.
I'd be terrified to even go near one of these things. Actually it seems to be safer to operate than to spectate...

 

[AkimboGlueGuns]

It looks like he has some safety netting on it to stop him from falling into the blades, but I'd still want caged props on that thing if I ever flew it.

 

[Spastickitten]

I would want to do this with more tiny motors instead, it would sound awesome with a ton of 5 inch props

 

[AkimboGlueGuns]

less efficient though. The smaller props won't make as much thrust per square inch and all the added motors/escs/batteries will make it much heavier than it would with those big motors. It would be cool to see like 20 250 quad motors lifting a person though.

 

[Spastickitten]

Or maybe... Not carrying a person... That would be a beast. Better be 6 cell too

 

[AkimboGlueGuns]

you might break 100+ with an unmanned rotary winged aircraft. That's got to be some sort of record right?

 

[Spastickitten]

I don't know, but it'd certainly be out of my range

 

[William A]

No worries, he's got a helmet on.

 

[robhartman9]

Marvels Silver Surfer comes to mind but unless your indestructible like him hovering a few feet above water will be the only application.

 

[William A]

Yes I know it's not the same, but it fits the thread anyway.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqlrru1V69E

 

[Nikofant]

Yes I know it's not the same, but it fits the thread anyway.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqlrru1V69E

Haha yeah, that looks fun.

 

[Raptortech]

He lands the thing right in the water... gotta wonder what sorta cleanup job that earns him every time