How Much Weight Can a Hot Air Balloon Lift?
Hotair baloon can lift 1000 pounds.
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Kawasaki Begins Testing Hybrid Drone Powered by ZX-10R Engines
Can I use motorcycle engine in aircraft
The test model measures about 7m long, 5m wide and 2m tall, and the purpose is to test its technical possibility of a payload capacity of over 200kg and a cruising range of over 100km, and further, to evaluate the product marketability as a “flying pickup truck”. It has 8 motor propellers powered by electricity generated by three of our high-performance Ninja ZX-10R motorcycle engines.
The Plan to Boost Drone Batteries With a Teensy Jet Engine
Just this August, the Florida-based startup flew its first microturbine-based propulsion system, called Monarch 5, in a compact fixed-wing drone weighing about 500 pounds, with a 22-foot wingspan. This quietjet engine can power propellers, generate electricity for electric motors, or even produce its own thrust. And while pocket-sized jet engines have been boosting radio-controlled model airplanes for decades, the company calls the Monarch 5 the first commercial-grade microturbine.
MIT’s gas-powered drone is able to stay in the air for five days at a time
This big drone takes off like a helicopter, flies like a biplane, and can carry 70 pounds