{"id":10568,"date":"2015-11-21T00:19:28","date_gmt":"2015-11-21T07:19:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/?p=10568"},"modified":"2015-12-13T22:19:49","modified_gmt":"2015-12-14T05:19:49","slug":"hybrid-quadrotor-can-stay-aloft-2-5-hours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/hybrid-quadrotor-can-stay-aloft-2-5-hours\/","title":{"rendered":"Hybrid Quadrotor Can Stay Aloft 2.5 Hours"},"content":{"rendered":"

Richard Glassock did his graduate work on small hybrid gas-electric systems, and keeps your editor current on that part of the aeronautical power spectrum.\u00a0 He recently shared one promising example of such technology in the drone market.\u00a0 Where current quadrotors are limited in size, power, and flight duration, the Quaternium Hybrix 20<\/a> is larger, heavier, and can fly for up to 2.5 hours, according to its makers.\u00a0 The, according to its Spanish maker Quaternium is six times the endurance of current camera-bearing drones.<\/p>\n

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Quaternium 20, 50, and 100 models showing relative sizes<\/p><\/div>\n

The 20 weighs 11.3 kilograms (25 pounds) empty and can carry a 7 kilogram (15.4 pounds) payload.\u00a0 It approaches the current limit on the Small Unmanned Aerial System (SUAS) of 25 kilograms (55 pounds) and does not exceed the 100 mph speed limit for such systems.<\/p>\n

The video, judging from the size of the vehicle relative to the human starter and pilot, is the 20.\u00a0 The 50 and 100 are proportional to their designation, based on the scaled drawings.\u00a0 The largest grosses out at 100 kilograms (220 pounds), something at which the FAA will probably take a long look.<\/p>\n