I would suggest you learn how a bee “ flys”....KLM Sent from my iPad
> On Apr 10, 2021, at 12:02 AM, George Mullineaux via EV <[email protected]> > wrote: > > And everyone seems to forget the downwash of the blades. These drones will > be unmanned helicopters capable of lifting hundreds of pounds of payload. The > lift required will cause substantial downwash that can be damaging and > dangerous. My co-worker and I, both with military experience, have mused over > the idea of "flying cars" landing on a street and blowing trash and debris > all over other vehicles and people. The walking/driving robot would be much > less bothersome for home deliveries. The drones could be readily used in an > airport or warehouse scenario. Rather than one or the other, we should be > considering both in concert. > > George Mullineaux > 3rd Shift Wrench Monkey > Pinnacle Corrugated, Landis, N.C. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: EV <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Peri Hartman via EV > Sent: Friday, April 9, 2021 17:34 > To: Electric Vehicle Discussion List <[email protected]> > Cc: Peri Hartman <[email protected]> > Subject: [External] Re: [EVDL] large drone ? > > CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not click > links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender's actual email > address and know the content is safe. > > Now, Lee is really making sense. > > The drone issue is highly controversial. I know the FCC is working on rules > but that's only the start. There are issues with > - noise > - safety > - privacy > - effectiveness. > > The first three are obvious. Lee touches on the fourth. There are problems > with accessing covered porches, avoiding eaves, bushes, wires, and other > aerial obstructions. > > On the other hand, a robot device could navigate anywhere a human does. > It could also be loading the next stop's package(s) while the truck is > traveling. Couple that with autonomous vehicles (in some future century > :) and the whole process becomes much more efficient than today. > > Peri > > > _______________________________________________ > Address messages to [email protected] > No other addresses in TO and CC fields > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/ > LIST INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org _______________________________________________ Address messages to [email protected] No other addresses in TO and CC fields UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/ LIST INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org
