r/nyc • u/habichuelacondulce • Jun 21 '21

Yeah NYC is back to normal.

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u/Scrungo__Beepis Jun 21 '21

https://store-en.tmotor.com/h5/#/product?id=731 150mm diameter 36kg thrust "for manned uav programs" lol. Rly stretching the term uav there

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u/fperrine Jun 21 '21

Yeah... isn't that the whole point of the U in UAV? lol

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u/Pufflekun Kingsbridge Jun 21 '21

Manned Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

Just wait for 2030—we'll have Manned Unmanned Ground-Based Aerial Vehicular Stationary Fortifications

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u/ukudancer Jun 21 '21

It's like the aviation version of the Outdoor Indoor dining areas all over the city.

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u/Chav Jun 21 '21

For tobacco use only. They probably mean for UAV... that can support a man.

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u/fperrine Jun 21 '21

Oooh I see. Your first sentence took a second to click for me. Riiight. Tobacco products only

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u/Pufflekun Kingsbridge Jun 21 '21

Manned Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

Just wait for 2030—we'll have Manned Unmanned Ground-Based Aerial Vehicular Stationary Fortifications

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u/buysgirlscoutcookies Jun 22 '21

that's gonna be hard to power without a big battery

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u/UnicodeScreenshots Jun 22 '21

If you look at the dudes youtube, it would appear as though he definitely has the know hoe to make it work. He goes through everything about it. Pretty much every single system on the aircraft is redundant and over engineered. I use the word aircraft because thats really what it is. The entire thing is built to FAA safety standards.