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Hybrid Octocopter at CES

posted by Fnord666 on Tuesday January 09 2018, @12:08PM   
from the flying-spiders dept.

takyon writes:

Humans Can Fly in This Drone-Like Electric Hybrid 'Octocopter'

The company that partnered with UPS to create a package-delivering drone is ready to fly its new passenger aerial vehicle.

The SureFly, a two-seater electric hybrid helicopter (or "octocopter," because of its eight propellers), has received approval from the FAA to take a test flight at CES in Las Vegas on Jan. 8.

Designed by Ohio-based commercial transportation solutions company Workhorse Group, the SureFly is designed to be safer, easier to fly and more affordable than a typical chopper. SureFly pilots can drive the aircraft in a similar manner to a drone -- via joystick instead of steering wheel -- and carry up to 400 pounds for up to 70 miles at a time. The aircraft is also compact: It's smaller than a pickup truck, plus its arms and propellers fold to simplify transportation and storage.

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• SI units for the rest of the world SI units for the rest of the world (Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday January 09 2018, @03:04PM (1 child)

  by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday January 09 2018, @03:04PM (#620022)

  400 pounds for up to 70 miles

  is

  181 kilograms for 113 kilometers

  Courtesy of GNU units.

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• Re:SI units for the rest of the world (Score: 2) by JoeMerchant on Tuesday January 09 2018, @06:39PM

  by JoeMerchant (3937) on Tuesday January 09 2018, @06:39PM (#620142)

  So, it's not a two passenger craft for average American adults, then.

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