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....eagle takes down annoying drone:
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On Tue, 3 Nov 2015 17:01:24 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote:
...eagle takes down annoying drone: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hr-xBtVU4lg Hope this happens everywhere... :) That is cool but I like to see them picking off cats better. It is healthier for the environment. |
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On 11/4/2015 8:00 AM, Justan Olphart wrote:
On 11/4/2015 12:56 AM, wrote: On Tue, 3 Nov 2015 17:01:24 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote: ...eagle takes down annoying drone: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hr-xBtVU4lg Hope this happens everywhere... :) That is cool but I like to see them picking off cats better. It is healthier for the environment. I agree. Here's one reason why. http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=...E514F2439E508D I saw something on one of the cable TV networks about common house cats. Apparently they share the same temperament and killing instincts that the big cats (lions, tigers, etc.) have. If they were bigger, they would be likely to turn on and eat their owners. |
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wrote: Here's one reason why. http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=...E514F2439E508D Lots of women have a smelly pussy but I have never seen anyone so proud of it. |
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On Tue, 3 Nov 2015 17:01:24 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote:
...eagle takes down annoying drone: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hr-xBtVU4lg Hope this happens everywhere... :) No you don't, dumb****. What happened to the eagle (if that's what it was). Those propellers will easily take off a finger, let alone cut up an eagle, or hawk or any other bird, very badly. You'll note the drone is still transmitting, which means the owner can easily retrieve and repair it. No one knows what happened to the bird. I hope it made it. And I hope you learned something. -- Ban idiots, not guns! |
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On Wed, 04 Nov 2015 00:56:44 -0500, wrote:
On Tue, 3 Nov 2015 17:01:24 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote: ...eagle takes down annoying drone: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hr-xBtVU4lg Hope this happens everywhere... :) That is cool but I like to see them picking off cats better. It is healthier for the environment. Not cool at all. Please read post to Krause. I hope the bird made it. -- Ban idiots, not guns! |
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On 11/4/15 2:45 PM, John H. wrote:
On Tue, 3 Nov 2015 17:01:24 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote: ...eagle takes down annoying drone: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hr-xBtVU4lg Hope this happens everywhere... :) No you don't, dumb****. What happened to the eagle (if that's what it was). Those propellers will easily take off a finger, let alone cut up an eagle, or hawk or any other bird, very badly. You'll note the drone is still transmitting, which means the owner can easily retrieve and repair it. No one knows what happened to the bird. I hope it made it. And I hope you learned something. -- Ban idiots, not guns! Johnnycakes, I really don't give a **** about you and your boytoy hobbies. I hope the eagle made it, too, and I hope eagles learn to recognize those damned drones for the intrusive pieces of **** they are. |
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On Wed, 04 Nov 2015 14:45:37 -0500, John H.
wrote: On Tue, 3 Nov 2015 17:01:24 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote: ...eagle takes down annoying drone: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hr-xBtVU4lg Hope this happens everywhere... :) No you don't, dumb****. What happened to the eagle (if that's what it was). Those propellers will easily take off a finger, let alone cut up an eagle, or hawk or any other bird, very badly. You'll note the drone is still transmitting, which means the owner can easily retrieve and repair it. No one knows what happened to the bird. I hope it made it. And I hope you learned something. Myth busters tested drones. All but the biggest were pretty much harmless. Some of the big commercial ones with carbon fiber blades can leave a mark ;-) |
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On Wed, 4 Nov 2015 15:21:04 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote:
On 11/4/15 2:45 PM, John H. wrote: On Tue, 3 Nov 2015 17:01:24 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote: ...eagle takes down annoying drone: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hr-xBtVU4lg Hope this happens everywhere... :) No you don't, dumb****. What happened to the eagle (if that's what it was). Those propellers will easily take off a finger, let alone cut up an eagle, or hawk or any other bird, very badly. You'll note the drone is still transmitting, which means the owner can easily retrieve and repair it. No one knows what happened to the bird. I hope it made it. And I hope you learned something. -- Ban idiots, not guns! Johnnycakes, I really don't give a **** about you and your boytoy hobbies. I hope the eagle made it, too, and I hope eagles learn to recognize those damned drones for the intrusive pieces of **** they are. Then don't 'hope this happens everywhere', you friggin' fool. -- Ban idiots, not guns! |
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Just saw a news items about drones. There is some kind of exhibition in town with 40 exhibitors and 200 delegates.
If a person was interested in one of the toys it might be worth the price of admission. |
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On Wed, 04 Nov 2015 15:56:06 -0500, wrote:
On Wed, 04 Nov 2015 14:45:37 -0500, John H. wrote: On Tue, 3 Nov 2015 17:01:24 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote: ...eagle takes down annoying drone: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hr-xBtVU4lg Hope this happens everywhere... :) No you don't, dumb****. What happened to the eagle (if that's what it was). Those propellers will easily take off a finger, let alone cut up an eagle, or hawk or any other bird, very badly. You'll note the drone is still transmitting, which means the owner can easily retrieve and repair it. No one knows what happened to the bird. I hope it made it. And I hope you learned something. Myth busters tested drones. All but the biggest were pretty much harmless. Some of the big commercial ones with carbon fiber blades can leave a mark ;-) I've seen the damage a plastic airplane propeller going at a much slower rpm can do to a leather covered ottoman corner. Ate right through it to the stuffing. My wife was very unhappy. I'm thinking your 'myth busters' test is bull****. Although small and plastic, those props are going several thousand rpm, and they're very sharp. Here's a view of some of the damage caused with the airplane/drone that caused the problem, in some cases. It's in French, but you get the idea. Imagine if those cuts were in an eagle's neck? Or a foot joint? http://chrismeme11.over-blog.com/article-36258812.html -- Ban idiots, not guns! |
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On Wed, 04 Nov 2015 18:18:20 -0500, John H.
wrote: On Wed, 04 Nov 2015 15:56:06 -0500, wrote: On Wed, 04 Nov 2015 14:45:37 -0500, John H. wrote: On Tue, 3 Nov 2015 17:01:24 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote: ...eagle takes down annoying drone: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hr-xBtVU4lg Hope this happens everywhere... :) No you don't, dumb****. What happened to the eagle (if that's what it was). Those propellers will easily take off a finger, let alone cut up an eagle, or hawk or any other bird, very badly. You'll note the drone is still transmitting, which means the owner can easily retrieve and repair it. No one knows what happened to the bird. I hope it made it. And I hope you learned something. Myth busters tested drones. All but the biggest were pretty much harmless. Some of the big commercial ones with carbon fiber blades can leave a mark ;-) I've seen the damage a plastic airplane propeller going at a much slower rpm can do to a leather covered ottoman corner. Ate right through it to the stuffing. My wife was very unhappy. I'm thinking your 'myth busters' test is bull****. Although small and plastic, those props are going several thousand rpm, and they're very sharp. Here's a view of some of the damage caused with the airplane/drone that caused the problem, in some cases. It's in French, but you get the idea. Imagine if those cuts were in an eagle's neck? Or a foot joint? http://chrismeme11.over-blog.com/article-36258812.html Dunno. They were using a few different small hobby drones hitting a ballistic gel dummy and watching it on a high speed camera. This really comes down to this being a very light propeller driven by a pretty weak motor. You can't compare that to the old 2 stroke model airplanes. |
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On 11/5/2015 1:30 AM, wrote:
On Wed, 04 Nov 2015 18:18:20 -0500, John H. wrote: On Wed, 04 Nov 2015 15:56:06 -0500, wrote: On Wed, 04 Nov 2015 14:45:37 -0500, John H. wrote: On Tue, 3 Nov 2015 17:01:24 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote: ...eagle takes down annoying drone: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hr-xBtVU4lg Hope this happens everywhere... :) No you don't, dumb****. What happened to the eagle (if that's what it was). Those propellers will easily take off a finger, let alone cut up an eagle, or hawk or any other bird, very badly. You'll note the drone is still transmitting, which means the owner can easily retrieve and repair it. No one knows what happened to the bird. I hope it made it. And I hope you learned something. Myth busters tested drones. All but the biggest were pretty much harmless. Some of the big commercial ones with carbon fiber blades can leave a mark ;-) I've seen the damage a plastic airplane propeller going at a much slower rpm can do to a leather covered ottoman corner. Ate right through it to the stuffing. My wife was very unhappy. I'm thinking your 'myth busters' test is bull****. Although small and plastic, those props are going several thousand rpm, and they're very sharp. Here's a view of some of the damage caused with the airplane/drone that caused the problem, in some cases. It's in French, but you get the idea. Imagine if those cuts were in an eagle's neck? Or a foot joint? http://chrismeme11.over-blog.com/article-36258812.html Dunno. They were using a few different small hobby drones hitting a ballistic gel dummy and watching it on a high speed camera. This really comes down to this being a very light propeller driven by a pretty weak motor. You can't compare that to the old 2 stroke model airplanes. Based on what I've read (and heard), the lithium/ion batteries used in these hobbyist quads are more dangerous than the spinning propellers. |
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On Thu, 5 Nov 2015 03:08:05 -0500, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote: On 11/5/2015 1:30 AM, wrote: On Wed, 04 Nov 2015 18:18:20 -0500, John H. wrote: On Wed, 04 Nov 2015 15:56:06 -0500, wrote: On Wed, 04 Nov 2015 14:45:37 -0500, John H. wrote: On Tue, 3 Nov 2015 17:01:24 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote: ...eagle takes down annoying drone: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hr-xBtVU4lg Hope this happens everywhere... :) No you don't, dumb****. What happened to the eagle (if that's what it was). Those propellers will easily take off a finger, let alone cut up an eagle, or hawk or any other bird, very badly. You'll note the drone is still transmitting, which means the owner can easily retrieve and repair it. No one knows what happened to the bird. I hope it made it. And I hope you learned something. Myth busters tested drones. All but the biggest were pretty much harmless. Some of the big commercial ones with carbon fiber blades can leave a mark ;-) I've seen the damage a plastic airplane propeller going at a much slower rpm can do to a leather covered ottoman corner. Ate right through it to the stuffing. My wife was very unhappy. I'm thinking your 'myth busters' test is bull****. Although small and plastic, those props are going several thousand rpm, and they're very sharp. Here's a view of some of the damage caused with the airplane/drone that caused the problem, in some cases. It's in French, but you get the idea. Imagine if those cuts were in an eagle's neck? Or a foot joint? http://chrismeme11.over-blog.com/article-36258812.html Dunno. They were using a few different small hobby drones hitting a ballistic gel dummy and watching it on a high speed camera. This really comes down to this being a very light propeller driven by a pretty weak motor. You can't compare that to the old 2 stroke model airplanes. Based on what I've read (and heard), the lithium/ion batteries used in these hobbyist quads are more dangerous than the spinning propellers. I imagine it is just a matter of time until these things outgrow the batteries and they put a fuel cell or an IC engine in them to increase range. Then you will have some serious danger. |
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On 11/5/2015 11:06 AM, wrote:
On Thu, 5 Nov 2015 03:08:05 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: On 11/5/2015 1:30 AM, wrote: On Wed, 04 Nov 2015 18:18:20 -0500, John H. wrote: On Wed, 04 Nov 2015 15:56:06 -0500, wrote: On Wed, 04 Nov 2015 14:45:37 -0500, John H. wrote: On Tue, 3 Nov 2015 17:01:24 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote: ...eagle takes down annoying drone: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hr-xBtVU4lg Hope this happens everywhere... :) No you don't, dumb****. What happened to the eagle (if that's what it was). Those propellers will easily take off a finger, let alone cut up an eagle, or hawk or any other bird, very badly. You'll note the drone is still transmitting, which means the owner can easily retrieve and repair it. No one knows what happened to the bird. I hope it made it. And I hope you learned something. Myth busters tested drones. All but the biggest were pretty much harmless. Some of the big commercial ones with carbon fiber blades can leave a mark ;-) I've seen the damage a plastic airplane propeller going at a much slower rpm can do to a leather covered ottoman corner. Ate right through it to the stuffing. My wife was very unhappy. I'm thinking your 'myth busters' test is bull****. Although small and plastic, those props are going several thousand rpm, and they're very sharp. Here's a view of some of the damage caused with the airplane/drone that caused the problem, in some cases. It's in French, but you get the idea. Imagine if those cuts were in an eagle's neck? Or a foot joint? http://chrismeme11.over-blog.com/article-36258812.html Dunno. They were using a few different small hobby drones hitting a ballistic gel dummy and watching it on a high speed camera. This really comes down to this being a very light propeller driven by a pretty weak motor. You can't compare that to the old 2 stroke model airplanes. Based on what I've read (and heard), the lithium/ion batteries used in these hobbyist quads are more dangerous than the spinning propellers. I imagine it is just a matter of time until these things outgrow the batteries and they put a fuel cell or an IC engine in them to increase range. Then you will have some serious danger. I've seen pictures of a lithium/ion battery in a carrying case that "let go" during a recharge. Caught fire and damn near burned up the owner's SUV that it was in. |
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On 11/5/15 11:06 AM, wrote:
On Thu, 5 Nov 2015 03:08:05 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: On 11/5/2015 1:30 AM, wrote: On Wed, 04 Nov 2015 18:18:20 -0500, John H. wrote: On Wed, 04 Nov 2015 15:56:06 -0500, wrote: On Wed, 04 Nov 2015 14:45:37 -0500, John H. wrote: On Tue, 3 Nov 2015 17:01:24 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote: ...eagle takes down annoying drone: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hr-xBtVU4lg Hope this happens everywhere... :) No you don't, dumb****. What happened to the eagle (if that's what it was). Those propellers will easily take off a finger, let alone cut up an eagle, or hawk or any other bird, very badly. You'll note the drone is still transmitting, which means the owner can easily retrieve and repair it. No one knows what happened to the bird. I hope it made it. And I hope you learned something. Myth busters tested drones. All but the biggest were pretty much harmless. Some of the big commercial ones with carbon fiber blades can leave a mark ;-) I've seen the damage a plastic airplane propeller going at a much slower rpm can do to a leather covered ottoman corner. Ate right through it to the stuffing. My wife was very unhappy. I'm thinking your 'myth busters' test is bull****. Although small and plastic, those props are going several thousand rpm, and they're very sharp. Here's a view of some of the damage caused with the airplane/drone that caused the problem, in some cases. It's in French, but you get the idea. Imagine if those cuts were in an eagle's neck? Or a foot joint? http://chrismeme11.over-blog.com/article-36258812.html Dunno. They were using a few different small hobby drones hitting a ballistic gel dummy and watching it on a high speed camera. This really comes down to this being a very light propeller driven by a pretty weak motor. You can't compare that to the old 2 stroke model airplanes. Based on what I've read (and heard), the lithium/ion batteries used in these hobbyist quads are more dangerous than the spinning propellers. I imagine it is just a matter of time until these things outgrow the batteries and they put a fuel cell or an IC engine in them to increase range. Then you will have some serious danger. More Darwin awards...can hardly wait. |
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On Thu, 5 Nov 2015 11:43:23 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote:
I imagine it is just a matter of time until these things outgrow the batteries and they put a fuel cell or an IC engine in them to increase range. Then you will have some serious danger. More Darwin awards...can hardly wait. Since these will be operated by companies like Aamzon, perhaps over your house, I am not sure what you mean. |
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On Wed, 4 Nov 2015 15:07:17 -0800 (PST), True North wrote:
Just saw a news items about drones. There is some kind of exhibition in town with 40 exhibitors and 200 delegates. If a person was interested in one of the toys it might be worth the price of admission. Flying RC airplanes is, IMHO, fun. I've flown the multirotors, but don't get a kick out of it. Except for small ones for the grandkids, I'd not be interested in buying one. And, I've found that flying a helicopter and then flying an airplane pose a problem. 'Up' for a helicopter is 'down' for an airplane using the transmitter controls. That can get interesting. -- Ban idiots, not guns! |
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On 11/5/2015 4:31 PM, John H. wrote:
On Wed, 4 Nov 2015 15:07:17 -0800 (PST), True North wrote: Just saw a news items about drones. There is some kind of exhibition in town with 40 exhibitors and 200 delegates. If a person was interested in one of the toys it might be worth the price of admission. Flying RC airplanes is, IMHO, fun. I've flown the multirotors, but don't get a kick out of it. Except for small ones for the grandkids, I'd not be interested in buying one. And, I've found that flying a helicopter and then flying an airplane pose a problem. 'Up' for a helicopter is 'down' for an airplane using the transmitter controls. That can get interesting. Hold one or the other controller upside down. :-) |
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On Thu, 05 Nov 2015 16:31:30 -0500, John H.
wrote: On Wed, 4 Nov 2015 15:07:17 -0800 (PST), True North wrote: Just saw a news items about drones. There is some kind of exhibition in town with 40 exhibitors and 200 delegates. If a person was interested in one of the toys it might be worth the price of admission. Flying RC airplanes is, IMHO, fun. I've flown the multirotors, but don't get a kick out of it. Except for small ones for the grandkids, I'd not be interested in buying one. And, I've found that flying a helicopter and then flying an airplane pose a problem. 'Up' for a helicopter is 'down' for an airplane using the transmitter controls. That can get interesting. My neighbor Henc is always bugging me to buy a little drone but I am still not sure what I would do with it. It looks like something I would play with a few times and then put it away. It might be interesting to explore the mangroves that you can't walk into but if the drone went down, you would have to I suppose. |
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On Thu, 05 Nov 2015 01:30:39 -0500, wrote:
On Wed, 04 Nov 2015 18:18:20 -0500, John H. wrote: On Wed, 04 Nov 2015 15:56:06 -0500, wrote: On Wed, 04 Nov 2015 14:45:37 -0500, John H. wrote: On Tue, 3 Nov 2015 17:01:24 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote: ...eagle takes down annoying drone: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hr-xBtVU4lg Hope this happens everywhere... :) No you don't, dumb****. What happened to the eagle (if that's what it was). Those propellers will easily take off a finger, let alone cut up an eagle, or hawk or any other bird, very badly. You'll note the drone is still transmitting, which means the owner can easily retrieve and repair it. No one knows what happened to the bird. I hope it made it. And I hope you learned something. Myth busters tested drones. All but the biggest were pretty much harmless. Some of the big commercial ones with carbon fiber blades can leave a mark ;-) I've seen the damage a plastic airplane propeller going at a much slower rpm can do to a leather covered ottoman corner. Ate right through it to the stuffing. My wife was very unhappy. I'm thinking your 'myth busters' test is bull****. Although small and plastic, those props are going several thousand rpm, and they're very sharp. Here's a view of some of the damage caused with the airplane/drone that caused the problem, in some cases. It's in French, but you get the idea. Imagine if those cuts were in an eagle's neck? Or a foot joint? http://chrismeme11.over-blog.com/article-36258812.html Dunno. They were using a few different small hobby drones hitting a ballistic gel dummy and watching it on a high speed camera. This really comes down to this being a very light propeller driven by a pretty weak motor. You can't compare that to the old 2 stroke model airplanes. Wrong. Do some research on these 'weak' little motors. -- Ban idiots, not guns! |
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On Thu, 5 Nov 2015 03:08:05 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote:
On 11/5/2015 1:30 AM, wrote: On Wed, 04 Nov 2015 18:18:20 -0500, John H. wrote: On Wed, 04 Nov 2015 15:56:06 -0500, wrote: On Wed, 04 Nov 2015 14:45:37 -0500, John H. wrote: On Tue, 3 Nov 2015 17:01:24 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote: ...eagle takes down annoying drone: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hr-xBtVU4lg Hope this happens everywhere... :) No you don't, dumb****. What happened to the eagle (if that's what it was). Those propellers will easily take off a finger, let alone cut up an eagle, or hawk or any other bird, very badly. You'll note the drone is still transmitting, which means the owner can easily retrieve and repair it. No one knows what happened to the bird. I hope it made it. And I hope you learned something. Myth busters tested drones. All but the biggest were pretty much harmless. Some of the big commercial ones with carbon fiber blades can leave a mark ;-) I've seen the damage a plastic airplane propeller going at a much slower rpm can do to a leather covered ottoman corner. Ate right through it to the stuffing. My wife was very unhappy. I'm thinking your 'myth busters' test is bull****. Although small and plastic, those props are going several thousand rpm, and they're very sharp. Here's a view of some of the damage caused with the airplane/drone that caused the problem, in some cases. It's in French, but you get the idea. Imagine if those cuts were in an eagle's neck? Or a foot joint? http://chrismeme11.over-blog.com/article-36258812.html Dunno. They were using a few different small hobby drones hitting a ballistic gel dummy and watching it on a high speed camera. This really comes down to this being a very light propeller driven by a pretty weak motor. You can't compare that to the old 2 stroke model airplanes. Based on what I've read (and heard), the lithium/ion batteries used in these hobbyist quads are more dangerous than the spinning propellers. Not to eagles, which is where this started. Unless cared for properly, the lipo batteries can be explosive. -- Ban idiots, not guns! |
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On Thu, 5 Nov 2015 11:29:14 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote:
On 11/5/2015 11:06 AM, wrote: On Thu, 5 Nov 2015 03:08:05 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: On 11/5/2015 1:30 AM, wrote: On Wed, 04 Nov 2015 18:18:20 -0500, John H. wrote: On Wed, 04 Nov 2015 15:56:06 -0500, wrote: On Wed, 04 Nov 2015 14:45:37 -0500, John H. wrote: On Tue, 3 Nov 2015 17:01:24 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote: ...eagle takes down annoying drone: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hr-xBtVU4lg Hope this happens everywhere... :) No you don't, dumb****. What happened to the eagle (if that's what it was). Those propellers will easily take off a finger, let alone cut up an eagle, or hawk or any other bird, very badly. You'll note the drone is still transmitting, which means the owner can easily retrieve and repair it. No one knows what happened to the bird. I hope it made it. And I hope you learned something. Myth busters tested drones. All but the biggest were pretty much harmless. Some of the big commercial ones with carbon fiber blades can leave a mark ;-) I've seen the damage a plastic airplane propeller going at a much slower rpm can do to a leather covered ottoman corner. Ate right through it to the stuffing. My wife was very unhappy. I'm thinking your 'myth busters' test is bull****. Although small and plastic, those props are going several thousand rpm, and they're very sharp. Here's a view of some of the damage caused with the airplane/drone that caused the problem, in some cases. It's in French, but you get the idea. Imagine if those cuts were in an eagle's neck? Or a foot joint? http://chrismeme11.over-blog.com/article-36258812.html Dunno. They were using a few different small hobby drones hitting a ballistic gel dummy and watching it on a high speed camera. This really comes down to this being a very light propeller driven by a pretty weak motor. You can't compare that to the old 2 stroke model airplanes. Based on what I've read (and heard), the lithium/ion batteries used in these hobbyist quads are more dangerous than the spinning propellers. I imagine it is just a matter of time until these things outgrow the batteries and they put a fuel cell or an IC engine in them to increase range. Then you will have some serious danger. I've seen pictures of a lithium/ion battery in a carrying case that "let go" during a recharge. Caught fire and damn near burned up the owner's SUV that it was in. A lot of folks store them in metal ammo cans or something like this: http://tinyurl.com/pcnvhnm -- Ban idiots, not guns! |
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On Thu, 5 Nov 2015 17:02:28 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote:
On 11/5/2015 4:31 PM, John H. wrote: On Wed, 4 Nov 2015 15:07:17 -0800 (PST), True North wrote: Just saw a news items about drones. There is some kind of exhibition in town with 40 exhibitors and 200 delegates. If a person was interested in one of the toys it might be worth the price of admission. Flying RC airplanes is, IMHO, fun. I've flown the multirotors, but don't get a kick out of it. Except for small ones for the grandkids, I'd not be interested in buying one. And, I've found that flying a helicopter and then flying an airplane pose a problem. 'Up' for a helicopter is 'down' for an airplane using the transmitter controls. That can get interesting. Hold one or the other controller upside down. :-) LOL, but that would just reverse the hand I used to crash with! -- Ban idiots, not guns! |
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On Thu, 05 Nov 2015 17:15:37 -0500, John H.
wrote: On Thu, 05 Nov 2015 01:30:39 -0500, wrote: On Wed, 04 Nov 2015 18:18:20 -0500, John H. wrote: On Wed, 04 Nov 2015 15:56:06 -0500, wrote: On Wed, 04 Nov 2015 14:45:37 -0500, John H. wrote: On Tue, 3 Nov 2015 17:01:24 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote: ...eagle takes down annoying drone: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hr-xBtVU4lg Hope this happens everywhere... :) No you don't, dumb****. What happened to the eagle (if that's what it was). Those propellers will easily take off a finger, let alone cut up an eagle, or hawk or any other bird, very badly. You'll note the drone is still transmitting, which means the owner can easily retrieve and repair it. No one knows what happened to the bird. I hope it made it. And I hope you learned something. Myth busters tested drones. All but the biggest were pretty much harmless. Some of the big commercial ones with carbon fiber blades can leave a mark ;-) I've seen the damage a plastic airplane propeller going at a much slower rpm can do to a leather covered ottoman corner. Ate right through it to the stuffing. My wife was very unhappy. I'm thinking your 'myth busters' test is bull****. Although small and plastic, those props are going several thousand rpm, and they're very sharp. Here's a view of some of the damage caused with the airplane/drone that caused the problem, in some cases. It's in French, but you get the idea. Imagine if those cuts were in an eagle's neck? Or a foot joint? http://chrismeme11.over-blog.com/article-36258812.html Dunno. They were using a few different small hobby drones hitting a ballistic gel dummy and watching it on a high speed camera. This really comes down to this being a very light propeller driven by a pretty weak motor. You can't compare that to the old 2 stroke model airplanes. Wrong. Do some research on these 'weak' little motors. What kind of drone are you talking about? If it is a hobby drone, they use a little stepper motor like dozens of machines I have worked on. I suggest you track down that Mythbusters show and look at the high speed photos of the drones smacking into ballistic gel. I also think you underestimate the "armor" presented by feathers in big birds. That is why goose hunters shoot "BB" shot or even 4 buck. A goose will shake a 1 oz load of #8s out of their feathers and keep flying. BDTD. |
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Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 11/5/2015 1:30 AM, wrote: On Wed, 04 Nov 2015 18:18:20 -0500, John H. wrote: On Wed, 04 Nov 2015 15:56:06 -0500, wrote: On Wed, 04 Nov 2015 14:45:37 -0500, John H. wrote: On Tue, 3 Nov 2015 17:01:24 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote: ...eagle takes down annoying drone: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hr-xBtVU4lg Hope this happens everywhere... :) No you don't, dumb****. What happened to the eagle (if that's what it was). Those propellers will easily take off a finger, let alone cut up an eagle, or hawk or any other bird, very badly. You'll note the drone is still transmitting, which means the owner can easily retrieve and repair it. No one knows what happened to the bird. I hope it made it. And I hope you learned something. Myth busters tested drones. All but the biggest were pretty much harmless. Some of the big commercial ones with carbon fiber blades can leave a mark ;-) I've seen the damage a plastic airplane propeller going at a much slower rpm can do to a leather covered ottoman corner. Ate right through it to the stuffing. My wife was very unhappy. I'm thinking your 'myth busters' test is bull****. Although small and plastic, those props are going several thousand rpm, and they're very sharp. Here's a view of some of the damage caused with the airplane/drone that caused the problem, in some cases. It's in French, but you get the idea. Imagine if those cuts were in an eagle's neck? Or a foot joint? http://chrismeme11.over-blog.com/article-36258812.html Dunno. They were using a few different small hobby drones hitting a ballistic gel dummy and watching it on a high speed camera. This really comes down to this being a very light propeller driven by a pretty weak motor. You can't compare that to the old 2 stroke model airplanes. Based on what I've read (and heard), the lithium/ion batteries used in these hobbyist quads are more dangerous than the spinning propellers. Many are the lighter Lithium Polymer now which is supposed to be safer. |
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On Thu, 05 Nov 2015 17:15:37 -0500, John H.
wrote: On Thu, 05 Nov 2015 01:30:39 -0500, wrote: On Wed, 04 Nov 2015 18:18:20 -0500, John H. wrote: On Wed, 04 Nov 2015 15:56:06 -0500, wrote: On Wed, 04 Nov 2015 14:45:37 -0500, John H. wrote: On Tue, 3 Nov 2015 17:01:24 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote: ...eagle takes down annoying drone: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hr-xBtVU4lg Hope this happens everywhere... :) No you don't, dumb****. What happened to the eagle (if that's what it was). Those propellers will easily take off a finger, let alone cut up an eagle, or hawk or any other bird, very badly. You'll note the drone is still transmitting, which means the owner can easily retrieve and repair it. No one knows what happened to the bird. I hope it made it. And I hope you learned something. Myth busters tested drones. All but the biggest were pretty much harmless. Some of the big commercial ones with carbon fiber blades can leave a mark ;-) I've seen the damage a plastic airplane propeller going at a much slower rpm can do to a leather covered ottoman corner. Ate right through it to the stuffing. My wife was very unhappy. I'm thinking your 'myth busters' test is bull****. Although small and plastic, those props are going several thousand rpm, and they're very sharp. Here's a view of some of the damage caused with the airplane/drone that caused the problem, in some cases. It's in French, but you get the idea. Imagine if those cuts were in an eagle's neck? Or a foot joint? http://chrismeme11.over-blog.com/article-36258812.html Dunno. They were using a few different small hobby drones hitting a ballistic gel dummy and watching it on a high speed camera. This really comes down to this being a very light propeller driven by a pretty weak motor. You can't compare that to the old 2 stroke model airplanes. Wrong. Do some research on these 'weak' little motors. http://www.discovery.com/tv-shows/my...s-kill-people/ |
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Keyser Söze wrote:
On 11/5/15 11:06 AM, wrote: On Thu, 5 Nov 2015 03:08:05 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: On 11/5/2015 1:30 AM, wrote: On Wed, 04 Nov 2015 18:18:20 -0500, John H. wrote: On Wed, 04 Nov 2015 15:56:06 -0500, wrote: On Wed, 04 Nov 2015 14:45:37 -0500, John H. wrote: On Tue, 3 Nov 2015 17:01:24 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote: ...eagle takes down annoying drone: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hr-xBtVU4lg Hope this happens everywhere... :) No you don't, dumb****. What happened to the eagle (if that's what it was). Those propellers will easily take off a finger, let alone cut up an eagle, or hawk or any other bird, very badly. You'll note the drone is still transmitting, which means the owner can easily retrieve and repair it. No one knows what happened to the bird. I hope it made it. And I hope you learned something. Myth busters tested drones. All but the biggest were pretty much harmless. Some of the big commercial ones with carbon fiber blades can leave a mark ;-) I've seen the damage a plastic airplane propeller going at a much slower rpm can do to a leather covered ottoman corner. Ate right through it to the stuffing. My wife was very unhappy. I'm thinking your 'myth busters' test is bull****. Although small and plastic, those props are going several thousand rpm, and they're very sharp. Here's a view of some of the damage caused with the airplane/drone that caused the problem, in some cases. It's in French, but you get the idea. Imagine if those cuts were in an eagle's neck? Or a foot joint? http://chrismeme11.over-blog.com/article-36258812.html Dunno. They were using a few different small hobby drones hitting a ballistic gel dummy and watching it on a high speed camera. This really comes down to this being a very light propeller driven by a pretty weak motor. You can't compare that to the old 2 stroke model airplanes. Based on what I've read (and heard), the lithium/ion batteries used in these hobbyist quads are more dangerous than the spinning propellers. I imagine it is just a matter of time until these things outgrow the batteries and they put a fuel cell or an IC engine in them to increase range. Then you will have some serious danger. More Darwin awards...can hardly wait. Do you think these batteries are only used in drones? Enjoy, moron... http://www.inquisitr.com/1911053/app...-january-2016/ |
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Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 11/5/2015 4:31 PM, John H. wrote: On Wed, 4 Nov 2015 15:07:17 -0800 (PST), True North wrote: Just saw a news items about drones. There is some kind of exhibition in town with 40 exhibitors and 200 delegates. If a person was interested in one of the toys it might be worth the price of admission. Flying RC airplanes is, IMHO, fun. I've flown the multirotors, but don't get a kick out of it. Except for small ones for the grandkids, I'd not be interested in buying one. And, I've found that flying a helicopter and then flying an airplane pose a problem. 'Up' for a helicopter is 'down' for an airplane using the transmitter controls. That can get interesting. Hold one or the other controller upside down. :-) Or reverse that controller. Many have a switch for that. |
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On Thu, 05 Nov 2015 16:31:30 -0500, John H. wrote: On Wed, 4 Nov 2015 15:07:17 -0800 (PST), True North wrote: Just saw a news items about drones. There is some kind of exhibition in town with 40 exhibitors and 200 delegates. If a person was interested in one of the toys it might be worth the price of admission. Flying RC airplanes is, IMHO, fun. I've flown the multirotors, but don't get a kick out of it. Except for small ones for the grandkids, I'd not be interested in buying one. And, I've found that flying a helicopter and then flying an airplane pose a problem. 'Up' for a helicopter is 'down' for an airplane using the transmitter controls. That can get interesting. My neighbor Henc is always bugging me to buy a little drone but I am still not sure what I would do with it. It looks like something I would play with a few times and then put it away. It might be interesting to explore the mangroves that you can't walk into but if the drone went down, you would have to I suppose. I have an indoor copter. IR link. Grandkids like it. Was about $10. |
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On Thu, 5 Nov 2015 16:59:39 -0800, Califbill billnews wrote:
wrote: On Thu, 05 Nov 2015 16:31:30 -0500, John H. wrote: On Wed, 4 Nov 2015 15:07:17 -0800 (PST), True North wrote: Just saw a news items about drones. There is some kind of exhibition in town with 40 exhibitors and 200 delegates. If a person was interested in one of the toys it might be worth the price of admission. Flying RC airplanes is, IMHO, fun. I've flown the multirotors, but don't get a kick out of it. Except for small ones for the grandkids, I'd not be interested in buying one. And, I've found that flying a helicopter and then flying an airplane pose a problem. 'Up' for a helicopter is 'down' for an airplane using the transmitter controls. That can get interesting. My neighbor Henc is always bugging me to buy a little drone but I am still not sure what I would do with it. It looks like something I would play with a few times and then put it away. It might be interesting to explore the mangroves that you can't walk into but if the drone went down, you would have to I suppose. I have an indoor copter. IR link. Grandkids like it. Was about $10. We had one around here a while and the kids got tired of it pretty quick. I think it may have died after a dunk in the pool tho. Nobody said they wanted a new one. |
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On 11/5/2015 7:38 PM, Jerry Sauk wrote:
Mr. Luddite wrote: On 11/5/2015 1:30 AM, wrote: On Wed, 04 Nov 2015 18:18:20 -0500, John H. wrote: On Wed, 04 Nov 2015 15:56:06 -0500, wrote: On Wed, 04 Nov 2015 14:45:37 -0500, John H. wrote: On Tue, 3 Nov 2015 17:01:24 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote: ...eagle takes down annoying drone: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hr-xBtVU4lg Hope this happens everywhere... :) No you don't, dumb****. What happened to the eagle (if that's what it was). Those propellers will easily take off a finger, let alone cut up an eagle, or hawk or any other bird, very badly. You'll note the drone is still transmitting, which means the owner can easily retrieve and repair it. No one knows what happened to the bird. I hope it made it. And I hope you learned something. Myth busters tested drones. All but the biggest were pretty much harmless. Some of the big commercial ones with carbon fiber blades can leave a mark ;-) I've seen the damage a plastic airplane propeller going at a much slower rpm can do to a leather covered ottoman corner. Ate right through it to the stuffing. My wife was very unhappy. I'm thinking your 'myth busters' test is bull****. Although small and plastic, those props are going several thousand rpm, and they're very sharp. Here's a view of some of the damage caused with the airplane/drone that caused the problem, in some cases. It's in French, but you get the idea. Imagine if those cuts were in an eagle's neck? Or a foot joint? http://chrismeme11.over-blog.com/article-36258812.html Dunno. They were using a few different small hobby drones hitting a ballistic gel dummy and watching it on a high speed camera. This really comes down to this being a very light propeller driven by a pretty weak motor. You can't compare that to the old 2 stroke model airplanes. Based on what I've read (and heard), the lithium/ion batteries used in these hobbyist quads are more dangerous than the spinning propellers. Many are the lighter Lithium Polymer now which is supposed to be safer. Supposed to be but lithium is lithium and it reacts violently to water vapor ... just the humidity in the air can set it off. The safety factor is in the packaging it's contained in. If it is compromised, you have a problem. I visited a lithium battery manufacturing plant once. The assembly was done in a clean room where the humidity was maintained at 5 percent or less. As we were putting on our "monkey" suits in the lock before entering the guy I was with warned me about how hard it would be to breath when we entered the clean room. He wasn't kidding. When we entered I gasped for air at first. 5 percent humidity is extremely uncomfortable. |
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Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 11/5/2015 7:38 PM, Jerry Sauk wrote: Mr. Luddite wrote: On 11/5/2015 1:30 AM, wrote: On Wed, 04 Nov 2015 18:18:20 -0500, John H. wrote: On Wed, 04 Nov 2015 15:56:06 -0500, wrote: On Wed, 04 Nov 2015 14:45:37 -0500, John H. wrote: On Tue, 3 Nov 2015 17:01:24 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote: ...eagle takes down annoying drone: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hr-xBtVU4lg Hope this happens everywhere... :) No you don't, dumb****. What happened to the eagle (if that's what it was). Those propellers will easily take off a finger, let alone cut up an eagle, or hawk or any other bird, very badly. You'll note the drone is still transmitting, which means the owner can easily retrieve and repair it. No one knows what happened to the bird. I hope it made it. And I hope you learned something. Myth busters tested drones. All but the biggest were pretty much harmless. Some of the big commercial ones with carbon fiber blades can leave a mark ;-) I've seen the damage a plastic airplane propeller going at a much slower rpm can do to a leather covered ottoman corner. Ate right through it to the stuffing. My wife was very unhappy. I'm thinking your 'myth busters' test is bull****. Although small and plastic, those props are going several thousand rpm, and they're very sharp. Here's a view of some of the damage caused with the airplane/drone that caused the problem, in some cases. It's in French, but you get the idea. Imagine if those cuts were in an eagle's neck? Or a foot joint? http://chrismeme11.over-blog.com/article-36258812.html Dunno. They were using a few different small hobby drones hitting a ballistic gel dummy and watching it on a high speed camera. This really comes down to this being a very light propeller driven by a pretty weak motor. You can't compare that to the old 2 stroke model airplanes. Based on what I've read (and heard), the lithium/ion batteries used in these hobbyist quads are more dangerous than the spinning propellers. Many are the lighter Lithium Polymer now which is supposed to be safer. Supposed to be but lithium is lithium and it reacts violently to water vapor ... just the humidity in the air can set it off. The safety factor is in the packaging it's contained in. If it is compromised, you have a problem. I visited a lithium battery manufacturing plant once. The assembly was done in a clean room where the humidity was maintained at 5 percent or less. As we were putting on our "monkey" suits in the lock before entering the guy I was with warned me about how hard it would be to breath when we entered the clean room. He wasn't kidding. When we entered I gasped for air at first. 5 percent humidity is extremely uncomfortable. Interesting. The humidity in an airplane at altitude is also very low and every seat has at least one lithium battery in their possession. I wonder who, if anyone, regulates the packaging. Some lithium batteries I have seen are in a very soft-sided package - almost like a ketchup packet. |
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On Thu, 05 Nov 2015 19:40:49 -0500, wrote:
On Thu, 05 Nov 2015 17:15:37 -0500, John H. wrote: On Thu, 05 Nov 2015 01:30:39 -0500, wrote: On Wed, 04 Nov 2015 18:18:20 -0500, John H. wrote: On Wed, 04 Nov 2015 15:56:06 -0500, wrote: On Wed, 04 Nov 2015 14:45:37 -0500, John H. wrote: On Tue, 3 Nov 2015 17:01:24 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote: ...eagle takes down annoying drone: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hr-xBtVU4lg Hope this happens everywhere... :) No you don't, dumb****. What happened to the eagle (if that's what it was). Those propellers will easily take off a finger, let alone cut up an eagle, or hawk or any other bird, very badly. You'll note the drone is still transmitting, which means the owner can easily retrieve and repair it. No one knows what happened to the bird. I hope it made it. And I hope you learned something. Myth busters tested drones. All but the biggest were pretty much harmless. Some of the big commercial ones with carbon fiber blades can leave a mark ;-) I've seen the damage a plastic airplane propeller going at a much slower rpm can do to a leather covered ottoman corner. Ate right through it to the stuffing. My wife was very unhappy. I'm thinking your 'myth busters' test is bull****. Although small and plastic, those props are going several thousand rpm, and they're very sharp. Here's a view of some of the damage caused with the airplane/drone that caused the problem, in some cases. It's in French, but you get the idea. Imagine if those cuts were in an eagle's neck? Or a foot joint? http://chrismeme11.over-blog.com/article-36258812.html Dunno. They were using a few different small hobby drones hitting a ballistic gel dummy and watching it on a high speed camera. This really comes down to this being a very light propeller driven by a pretty weak motor. You can't compare that to the old 2 stroke model airplanes. Wrong. Do some research on these 'weak' little motors. http://www.discovery.com/tv-shows/my...s-kill-people/ Well, I suppose all the cuts in the article I cited could have been fake. I know this was caused by a plastic propeller on an electric motor. http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l2...1/P1010681.jpg Yes, they were using small drones, with small motors and very flimsy propellers. Not all drones are small, not all have very small motors, and not all have very flimsy propellers. The flimsy propellers will not stand up to a decent breeze. As to a comparison between gas and electric: "With the changes in rc electric motor technology it is possible to fly ANY size model using rc plane electric motors. The biggest leap in making this possible has been two fold. First we have model airplane electric engines that are powerful enough, not to mention much more efficient, that they rival or even surpass gas/slimers/smokers/nitro hogs, or whatever else you may call rc airplane gas engines." "Example: Hangar 9 Arrow with a .40 size gas engine would require an electric rc motor equivalent to an AXI 2826/12 External Rotor Brushless. " [from: http://www.rcmb.org/Electric_Info/glow_elec_bonus4.pdf] What is an AXI 2826?12 External Rotor Brushless? http://www.hobbyexpress.com/brushless_axi2826.htm Note the specs: Motor Diameter 1 3/8" And I'm sure you'll recall the .40 gasser was a decent sized engine with a propeller that could do some serious damage. Yup, you're probably right that the drone might not be as bad as a load of buckshot. Might not cut through all those feathers. But then again, it just might catch the bird in the neck, in an eye, or on a wing tip. In any case, wishing more eagles would attack drones is, IMHO, pretty friggin' stupid. -- Ban idiots, not guns! |
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On Thu, 5 Nov 2015 19:42:55 -0500, Jerry Sauk wrote:
Mr. Luddite wrote: On 11/5/2015 4:31 PM, John H. wrote: On Wed, 4 Nov 2015 15:07:17 -0800 (PST), True North wrote: Just saw a news items about drones. There is some kind of exhibition in town with 40 exhibitors and 200 delegates. If a person was interested in one of the toys it might be worth the price of admission. Flying RC airplanes is, IMHO, fun. I've flown the multirotors, but don't get a kick out of it. Except for small ones for the grandkids, I'd not be interested in buying one. And, I've found that flying a helicopter and then flying an airplane pose a problem. 'Up' for a helicopter is 'down' for an airplane using the transmitter controls. That can get interesting. Hold one or the other controller upside down. :-) Or reverse that controller. Many have a switch for that. Most likely. Setting up a transmitter is complex as hell. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxWhzYzMEPY That is 'Part 1' of a three part video on how to set up the transmitter I've got. -- Ban idiots, not guns! |
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On Fri, 6 Nov 2015 22:27:54 -0500, Jerry Sauk wrote:
Mr. Luddite wrote: On 11/5/2015 7:38 PM, Jerry Sauk wrote: Mr. Luddite wrote: On 11/5/2015 1:30 AM, wrote: On Wed, 04 Nov 2015 18:18:20 -0500, John H. wrote: On Wed, 04 Nov 2015 15:56:06 -0500, wrote: On Wed, 04 Nov 2015 14:45:37 -0500, John H. wrote: On Tue, 3 Nov 2015 17:01:24 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote: ...eagle takes down annoying drone: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hr-xBtVU4lg Hope this happens everywhere... :) No you don't, dumb****. What happened to the eagle (if that's what it was). Those propellers will easily take off a finger, let alone cut up an eagle, or hawk or any other bird, very badly. You'll note the drone is still transmitting, which means the owner can easily retrieve and repair it. No one knows what happened to the bird. I hope it made it. And I hope you learned something. Myth busters tested drones. All but the biggest were pretty much harmless. Some of the big commercial ones with carbon fiber blades can leave a mark ;-) I've seen the damage a plastic airplane propeller going at a much slower rpm can do to a leather covered ottoman corner. Ate right through it to the stuffing. My wife was very unhappy. I'm thinking your 'myth busters' test is bull****. Although small and plastic, those props are going several thousand rpm, and they're very sharp. Here's a view of some of the damage caused with the airplane/drone that caused the problem, in some cases. It's in French, but you get the idea. Imagine if those cuts were in an eagle's neck? Or a foot joint? http://chrismeme11.over-blog.com/article-36258812.html Dunno. They were using a few different small hobby drones hitting a ballistic gel dummy and watching it on a high speed camera. This really comes down to this being a very light propeller driven by a pretty weak motor. You can't compare that to the old 2 stroke model airplanes. Based on what I've read (and heard), the lithium/ion batteries used in these hobbyist quads are more dangerous than the spinning propellers. Many are the lighter Lithium Polymer now which is supposed to be safer. Supposed to be but lithium is lithium and it reacts violently to water vapor ... just the humidity in the air can set it off. The safety factor is in the packaging it's contained in. If it is compromised, you have a problem. I visited a lithium battery manufacturing plant once. The assembly was done in a clean room where the humidity was maintained at 5 percent or less. As we were putting on our "monkey" suits in the lock before entering the guy I was with warned me about how hard it would be to breath when we entered the clean room. He wasn't kidding. When we entered I gasped for air at first. 5 percent humidity is extremely uncomfortable. Interesting. The humidity in an airplane at altitude is also very low and every seat has at least one lithium battery in their possession. I wonder who, if anyone, regulates the packaging. Some lithium batteries I have seen are in a very soft-sided package - almost like a ketchup packet. All of my lithium polymer batteries are 'soft sided'. They can expand and contract, but they're a bit stronger than a ketchup packet. I've had one expand quite a bit when severely discharged. Luckily I was able to salvage it following a tip in a forum. -- Ban idiots, not guns! |
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On Sun, 08 Nov 2015 15:44:19 -0500, John H.
wrote: On Thu, 05 Nov 2015 19:40:49 -0500, wrote: On Thu, 05 Nov 2015 17:15:37 -0500, John H. wrote: On Thu, 05 Nov 2015 01:30:39 -0500, wrote: On Wed, 04 Nov 2015 18:18:20 -0500, John H. wrote: On Wed, 04 Nov 2015 15:56:06 -0500, wrote: On Wed, 04 Nov 2015 14:45:37 -0500, John H. wrote: On Tue, 3 Nov 2015 17:01:24 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote: ...eagle takes down annoying drone: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hr-xBtVU4lg Hope this happens everywhere... :) No you don't, dumb****. What happened to the eagle (if that's what it was). Those propellers will easily take off a finger, let alone cut up an eagle, or hawk or any other bird, very badly. You'll note the drone is still transmitting, which means the owner can easily retrieve and repair it. No one knows what happened to the bird. I hope it made it. And I hope you learned something. Myth busters tested drones. All but the biggest were pretty much harmless. Some of the big commercial ones with carbon fiber blades can leave a mark ;-) I've seen the damage a plastic airplane propeller going at a much slower rpm can do to a leather covered ottoman corner. Ate right through it to the stuffing. My wife was very unhappy. I'm thinking your 'myth busters' test is bull****. Although small and plastic, those props are going several thousand rpm, and they're very sharp. Here's a view of some of the damage caused with the airplane/drone that caused the problem, in some cases. It's in French, but you get the idea. Imagine if those cuts were in an eagle's neck? Or a foot joint? http://chrismeme11.over-blog.com/article-36258812.html Dunno. They were using a few different small hobby drones hitting a ballistic gel dummy and watching it on a high speed camera. This really comes down to this being a very light propeller driven by a pretty weak motor. You can't compare that to the old 2 stroke model airplanes. Wrong. Do some research on these 'weak' little motors. http://www.discovery.com/tv-shows/my...s-kill-people/ Well, I suppose all the cuts in the article I cited could have been fake. I know this was caused by a plastic propeller on an electric motor. http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l2...1/P1010681.jpg Yes, they were using small drones, with small motors and very flimsy propellers. Not all drones are small, not all have very small motors, and not all have very flimsy propellers. The flimsy propellers will not stand up to a decent breeze. As to a comparison between gas and electric: "With the changes in rc electric motor technology it is possible to fly ANY size model using rc plane electric motors. The biggest leap in making this possible has been two fold. First we have model airplane electric engines that are powerful enough, not to mention much more efficient, that they rival or even surpass gas/slimers/smokers/nitro hogs, or whatever else you may call rc airplane gas engines." "Example: Hangar 9 Arrow with a .40 size gas engine would require an electric rc motor equivalent to an AXI 2826/12 External Rotor Brushless. " [from: http://www.rcmb.org/Electric_Info/glow_elec_bonus4.pdf] What is an AXI 2826?12 External Rotor Brushless? http://www.hobbyexpress.com/brushless_axi2826.htm Note the specs: Motor Diameter 1 3/8" And I'm sure you'll recall the .40 gasser was a decent sized engine with a propeller that could do some serious damage. Yup, you're probably right that the drone might not be as bad as a load of buckshot. Might not cut through all those feathers. But then again, it just might catch the bird in the neck, in an eye, or on a wing tip. In any case, wishing more eagles would attack drones is, IMHO, pretty friggin' stupid. OK you win, they are flying death machines but I think I would keep it to myself if you like flying them ;-) |
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On Sun, 08 Nov 2015 22:25:23 -0500, wrote:
On Sun, 08 Nov 2015 15:44:19 -0500, John H. wrote: On Thu, 05 Nov 2015 19:40:49 -0500, wrote: On Thu, 05 Nov 2015 17:15:37 -0500, John H. wrote: On Thu, 05 Nov 2015 01:30:39 -0500, wrote: On Wed, 04 Nov 2015 18:18:20 -0500, John H. wrote: On Wed, 04 Nov 2015 15:56:06 -0500, wrote: On Wed, 04 Nov 2015 14:45:37 -0500, John H. wrote: On Tue, 3 Nov 2015 17:01:24 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote: ...eagle takes down annoying drone: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hr-xBtVU4lg Hope this happens everywhere... :) No you don't, dumb****. What happened to the eagle (if that's what it was). Those propellers will easily take off a finger, let alone cut up an eagle, or hawk or any other bird, very badly. You'll note the drone is still transmitting, which means the owner can easily retrieve and repair it. No one knows what happened to the bird. I hope it made it. And I hope you learned something. Myth busters tested drones. All but the biggest were pretty much harmless. Some of the big commercial ones with carbon fiber blades can leave a mark ;-) I've seen the damage a plastic airplane propeller going at a much slower rpm can do to a leather covered ottoman corner. Ate right through it to the stuffing. My wife was very unhappy. I'm thinking your 'myth busters' test is bull****. Although small and plastic, those props are going several thousand rpm, and they're very sharp. Here's a view of some of the damage caused with the airplane/drone that caused the problem, in some cases. It's in French, but you get the idea. Imagine if those cuts were in an eagle's neck? Or a foot joint? http://chrismeme11.over-blog.com/article-36258812.html Dunno. They were using a few different small hobby drones hitting a ballistic gel dummy and watching it on a high speed camera. This really comes down to this being a very light propeller driven by a pretty weak motor. You can't compare that to the old 2 stroke model airplanes. Wrong. Do some research on these 'weak' little motors. http://www.discovery.com/tv-shows/my...s-kill-people/ Well, I suppose all the cuts in the article I cited could have been fake. I know this was caused by a plastic propeller on an electric motor. http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l2...1/P1010681.jpg Yes, they were using small drones, with small motors and very flimsy propellers. Not all drones are small, not all have very small motors, and not all have very flimsy propellers. The flimsy propellers will not stand up to a decent breeze. As to a comparison between gas and electric: "With the changes in rc electric motor technology it is possible to fly ANY size model using rc plane electric motors. The biggest leap in making this possible has been two fold. First we have model airplane electric engines that are powerful enough, not to mention much more efficient, that they rival or even surpass gas/slimers/smokers/nitro hogs, or whatever else you may call rc airplane gas engines." "Example: Hangar 9 Arrow with a .40 size gas engine would require an electric rc motor equivalent to an AXI 2826/12 External Rotor Brushless. " [from: http://www.rcmb.org/Electric_Info/glow_elec_bonus4.pdf] What is an AXI 2826?12 External Rotor Brushless? http://www.hobbyexpress.com/brushless_axi2826.htm Note the specs: Motor Diameter 1 3/8" And I'm sure you'll recall the .40 gasser was a decent sized engine with a propeller that could do some serious damage. Yup, you're probably right that the drone might not be as bad as a load of buckshot. Might not cut through all those feathers. But then again, it just might catch the bird in the neck, in an eye, or on a wing tip. In any case, wishing more eagles would attack drones is, IMHO, pretty friggin' stupid. OK you win, they are flying death machines but I think I would keep it to myself if you like flying them ;-) We're flying machines that could hurt a bird (or a human for that matter)! -- Ban idiots, not guns! |
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