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eof [soylentnews.org] writes:

The site iflscience.com calls attention to [iflscience.com]

[...]The Manned Aerial Vehicle Multirotor Super Drone... which can basically be described as a bunch of drones, strapped together with a seat added in.

The accompanying 6 minute video suggests that drone parts were used, not drones. The video only shows attempts at hovering and does not get into any details regarding control. The article does mention it cost about $9200 and has "54 counter-rotation [sic] propellers, a take-off weight of 148 kilograms (326 pounds) and a maximum run time of 10 minutes."

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