Emergency parachutes for UAVs?

Helijoc · Dec 22, 2015

Just a thought. Hang gliders and para gliders utilize them. I think it would be a very useful addition to next generation AC. Minimize damage to people and property in case of a failure.

turbulence · Dec 23, 2015

Cirrus airplanes use them too.

But since you said drones..... Here's an example.

ScopeTech · Dec 23, 2015

Mars Mini + Mayday; just Google it.

afx · Apr 30, 2016

stop fall is an alternative to mayday with twice less price and more features

afx · May 19, 2016

check out the video above, it's now with description

thunderbird · May 19, 2016

looks great but how much does it weigh

Norval · May 19, 2016

Manual says 15 grams.
Is that too much ??

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thunderbird · May 19, 2016

you will barely notice it

Norval · May 20, 2016

What I don't really like is that on the video, shows deployment, but at a very late stage, meaning that on normal flight altitude, you might hit the ground before it opens up correctly. Besides (if I am seeing right) I noticed that in one of the tests, the drone weight brakes the line, and falls to the ground [emoji15].

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jonesg11 · May 20, 2016

Norval said:
What I don't really like is that on the video, shows deployment, but at a very late stage, meaning that on normal flight altitude, you might hit the ground before it opens up correctly. Besides (if I am seeing right) I noticed that in one of the tests, the drone weight brakes the line, and falls to the ground [emoji15].

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I noticed that too, no good having a chute that is no longer connected to your device, lol.