Firefly UAV - IGNIS 4K Long Duration Testing
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- Опубліковано 19 вер 2024
- More behind the scenes from the PFT testing pit!
In this milestone flight, Firefly is performing a 1 hour long hover with Drone Amplified’s IGNIS 4K, carrying 2000 ignition spheres (payload weight ~45lbs). Burning roughly ⅓ of its fuel capacity during this flight, the total take-off weight was 234 lbs.
FYI: If you are curious why we are testing over a net - this is a method to protect the asset during our extreme testing regimens.
Once deployed, Firefly will be able to carry this payload for over 2 hours! This is going to serve as a vital tool for various land management applications, including assisting firefighters on the front line, tactical resupply during active wildfire fights, prescribed burning and more.
*During this test cycle, Firefly is under manual control*
Impressive
Josh's Update Would be great, and if not, give him my best.
I hope you are taking care of him in an appropriate manner.
Kevin Rose here where's my shirt Mr resnick love it
Ok that’s great…Get it to market already..PFT is falling behind
I can understand your point, but I would rather have PFT take their time to perfect the technology prior to it scaling massively. Pushing out a product too fast can result in a damage to a company's image. This tech will be big one day I know it. In due time my friend in due time.
Tesla is a perfect example of this, it took them 12 years after IPO to make crazy figures. From 12 USD to around 1700USD per share before the first split.
I invested money in this company I loved every minute of it always see is hard work and determination I work for the world's largest manufacturer of ultralights I was the factory test pilot after working with the FAA for years I think they're on the right path and the timeline is accordingly technology takes time and I fully support parallel