Here's a problem to test your mathematical and engineering skills.
How big would a Phantom have to be, to fly on Mars?
(Imagine a ground station flight returning to an auto-recharge station.
The Mars atmosphere is about 7.5 millibars, compared to Earth being just over 1,000 millibars.
Gravity on Mars is 38% that of Earth.
Average temp -63C
Doing a few calculations, I decided that an up-scaled Phantom would have to have a diameter of about 200cm or 80in, yet still weigh about 2kg on Earth, and without dirk's "passenger."
Bonus question: Would DJI replace a fly-away on Mars?
How big would a Phantom have to be, to fly on Mars?
(Imagine a ground station flight returning to an auto-recharge station.
The Mars atmosphere is about 7.5 millibars, compared to Earth being just over 1,000 millibars.
Gravity on Mars is 38% that of Earth.
Average temp -63C
Doing a few calculations, I decided that an up-scaled Phantom would have to have a diameter of about 200cm or 80in, yet still weigh about 2kg on Earth, and without dirk's "passenger."
Bonus question: Would DJI replace a fly-away on Mars?