Drone Gods’ Dutch engineers, together with the Red Bull Formula 1 team, have developed the world’s fastest FPV drone that can easily surpass race cars. In this respect reports Interesting Engineering (IE) publication.
The maximum speed of the created drone is 350 km/h. While this is an outstanding result, what is more important is the device’s ability to provide near-instantaneous acceleration. IE writes that the Red Bull quadcopter accelerates from 100 to 300 km/h in just two seconds. In terms of speed, the new product is many times faster than even the fastest Formula 1 racing cars.
It took engineers about a year to develop and create the drone. The body components and frame of the quadcopter were rotated on CNC machines and cast from carbon fiber on 3D printers. As a result, Red Bull and Drone Gods managed to reduce the weight of the drone by 10% compared to the original; This is a significant achievement, since the body of the machine is subject to overloads of up to 6G at high speeds.
Red Bull plans to use a high-speed drone to shoot cars from unusual angles in future Formula 1 races. The device’s camera allows you to shoot videos at resolutions up to 4K with a frame rate of 60 FPS.
Previously in Russia presented Microgas turbine engine for high-speed drones.