eMagic Copter 2021

Manned flight of the huge eMagic test platform with 370 kg take-off weight. This is one milestone of the eMagic eVTOL project. So stay tuned!

[@HyperspacePirate]

Very impressive! One question, though - wouldn't it be safer to place the pilot's seat below the plane of rotation of the blades in case one came apart?

[@forschungsbuero]

That would be definetely safer. But this copter flight was a singular event.

[@dramida]

I hope that the motors and propellers are well tight

[@forschungsbuero]

The frame is solid steel, no problem.

[@SciFiFactory]

Hammer! Sehr gut! Gratulation! :D

[@forschungsbuero]

Vielen Dank! Dranbleiben; bald gibt es auch Videos vom fertigen Kohlefaser-Flugzeug...

[@GiesbertNijhuis]

Looks very stable and efficient! Just please don't get hit by a rogue propeller..

[@2manyguitars]

Sehr mutig. Könnte man den Copter nicht kleiner bauen, die Luftschrauben nach unten zeigend um die Verletzungsgefahr im Fall des Falles etwas zu minimieren?

[@forschungsbuero]

Das ist nur eine Test-Plattform. Die Antriebe werden im nächsten Schritt auf ein richtiges Flugzeug gebaut. Da gibt es dann eine Sicherheitszelle, Rettungsfallschirm, etc.

[@2manyguitars]

@@forschungsbuero Danke für die Antwort. Freu mich schon auf die nächste Stufe eures Fluggerätes.

[@KimHenriksen.]

Very nice!! But please put the seat underneath the propeller

[@forschungsbuero]

There is not much space underneath the frame ;-)

[@roberttihanyi3306]

congratulations, the plane flies very nice and stable. What flight controller are you using? I'm building my own manned multicopter, but haven't decided which one to choose yet.

[@peterh1512]

Ist das das VTOL-Teilmodell eines künftigen Flugzeug-Hubschrauber-Hybriden?

[@wildert1]

This is nuts, congrats. Whats your thrust per motor?

[@forschungsbuero]

Max thrust is 100 kg per motor

[@wildert1]

@@forschungsbuero Are those t-motor? I thought you made your own motors at one point?

[@INSTANTDOWNLOAD]

@@forschungsbuero can you sell me thia

[@SolarWebsite]

Those propellers look massive! What's their diameter, looks to be nearly a meter across?

[@forschungsbuero]

The props are 2,25 m (88 inch) in diameter

[@SolarWebsite]

@@forschungsbuero That is huge! Good for efficiency, probably?

[@K1VV1939]

What would happen to yourself if just one of those blades broke and just happened to come in towards you - or hit another blade "which would turn out to look like the entire StarLink system coming down" with you in the middle. I want to fly but not with16 blade tips hitting me at random times.

[@mrkeopele]

very nice

[@DanFrederiksen]

Is that a steel tube frame? what gauge steel? is it 370kg including you? is it full throttle or is there surplus? Try to understand that you will never gain high speed travel in a drone config. Instead do 2 tilt wings where the motors are on.

[@roberthansen710]

370 kg take-off weight😀

[@forschungsbuero]

Take-off weight is alway with pilot. Throttle was half way; so enough surplus. The next step is, to put this copter motors on the eMagic One aircraft (with wings). Videos will follow.

[@forschungsbuero]

And yes, it's a steel frame, very sturdy. Weight is not an issue, because we wanted to test up to 400 kg.

[@difflocktwo]

So cool seeing steel fly like that

[@parapentefun]

Vielleicht etwas Federung zur Sicherheit? Verformbare Radaufnahme + größere Reifen müßten ohne großen Aufwand etwas mehr Sicherheit bei harte Landungen bringen, oder? Auf jeden Fall Glückwunsch.

[@forschungsbuero]

Vielen Dank! Die Radaufhängung aus massivem Eschenholz hat schon ordentlich harte Landungen (natürlich unbemannt) gut weggesteckt und hat reichlich Federweg. Und: Es ist nur ein Testträger!

[@bhaveshkumarmandal9430]

Cong

[@gigigigiotto1673]

inefficient and nosense

[@forschungsbuero]

Ok, I agree. Copters are inefficient. But wait, when we put this motors and propellers on an aircraft with wings! That will be the eMagic eVTOL with approx. 150 km range.