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    Now this is a sport I could get behind

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    • NicN
      Nic
      last edited by

      They do have an alternate sport that is like battlebots where the drones fly in a cage and the last one flying wins. I don't know if they allow projectile weapons though, or just disabling through contact.

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      • scottalanmillerS
        scottalanmiller @Nic
        last edited by scottalanmiller

        @Nic said:

        They do have an alternate sport that is like battlebots where the drones fly in a cage and the last one flying wins. I don't know if they allow projectile weapons though, or just disabling through contact.

        Make a faraday cage and deploy a tiny nuclear device to get a huge EM pulse. Instant kill.

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        • NicN
          Nic
          last edited by

          a. wouldn't that kill your own drone?
          b. after the first time they'd just add EMP shielding

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          • scottalanmillerS
            scottalanmiller @Nic
            last edited by

            @Nic said:

            a. wouldn't that kill your own drone?
            b. after the first time they'd just add EMP shielding

            Hence the cage thing that I mentioned 🙂

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            • DustinB3403D
              DustinB3403
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              For some reason I don't thinks Nuclear explosions would make it onto the list of "allowed weaponry" for the sport..... lol

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              • scottalanmillerS
                scottalanmiller @DustinB3403
                last edited by

                @DustinB3403 said:

                For some reason I don't thinks Nuclear explosions would make it onto the list of "allowed weaponry" for the sport..... lol

                Do you really think they've listed it as not allowed?

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                • DustinB3403D
                  DustinB3403
                  last edited by

                  Not until they see the operator walk in with a radiation suit..... then they'll say "WTF is going on here? No you can't have a nuclear bomb go off."

                  Plus you'd have to shield the audience from the EMP, folks with pacemakers, hearing aids etc.

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                  • gjacobseG
                    gjacobse
                    last edited by

                    I'm in - but ... I 'd need some advanced fusion battery... when I was into RC cars years ago, I knew one speed... full on.

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                    • hobbit666H
                      hobbit666
                      last edited by

                      I need a hobby ..... just found it!!!!

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                      • MattSpellerM
                        MattSpeller @gjacobse
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                        @gjacobse said:

                        I'm in - but ... I 'd need some advanced fusion battery... when I was into RC cars years ago, I knew one speed... full on.

                        I'm going to... how to say.... rapidly disassemble a l-ion battery this weekend

                        They're scary man

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                        • travisdh1T
                          travisdh1
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                          I'll have a 450mm base frame one together in the next day or two. Only 1045 props for it currently, I really need 1240 or 1250 props for it. Eventually it'll have a GoPro or equivalent on board as well, it's the big, stable (read slow) platform to do video from.

                          Last week I ordered parts for a 150mm frame, 4000KV motor, 3x3 prop, FPV model. Should be the fastest thing around, assuming I am able to keep it in one piece 😄

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                          • travisdh1T
                            travisdh1 @MattSpeller
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                            @MattSpeller said:

                            @gjacobse said:

                            I'm in - but ... I 'd need some advanced fusion battery... when I was into RC cars years ago, I knew one speed... full on.

                            I'm going to... how to say.... rapidly disassemble a l-ion battery this weekend

                            They're scary man

                            Yes, yes they are. Will you post a video?

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                            • MattSpellerM
                              MattSpeller @travisdh1
                              last edited by

                              @travisdh1 That's the goal at least heheh

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                              • gjacobseG
                                gjacobse @gjacobse
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                                @gjacobse said:

                                I'm in - but ... I 'd need some advanced fusion battery... when I was into RC cars years ago, I knew one speed... full on.

                                Oh yea - forgot to mention...

                                Where do you mount the Estes Rocket motors... or the more advanced ones ....

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                                • gjacobseG
                                  gjacobse @gjacobse
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                                  @gjacobse said:

                                  @gjacobse said:

                                  I'm in - but ... I 'd need some advanced fusion battery... when I was into RC cars years ago, I knew one speed... full on.

                                  Oh yea - forgot to mention...

                                  Where do you mount the Estes Rocket motors... or the more advanced ones ....

                                  Whoops.. lost another car:

                                  tomahawk-missile-raytheon-explosion-3.jpg

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                                  • MattSpellerM
                                    MattSpeller @gjacobse
                                    last edited by MattSpeller

                                    @gjacobse lol you joke but wait until you see what a 6 year old cell out of the explosion / fire prone MacBook Pro's can do. Maybe an 18650 for giggles.

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                                    • travisdh1T
                                      travisdh1 @MattSpeller
                                      last edited by

                                      @MattSpeller said:

                                      @gjacobse lol you joke but wait until you see what a 6 year old cell out of the explosion / fire prone MacBook Pro's can do. Maybe an 18650 for giggles.

                                      I'm a little scarred of my 3cell 6000mah I have for the large quad. Got em all stored, and charge in those LiPo "fireproof" bags.

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                                      • gjacobseG
                                        gjacobse @MattSpeller
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                                        @MattSpeller
                                        Ever launched a D motor out of a 10 foot copper pipe with no nose cone, fins or anything else?

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                                        • MattSpellerM
                                          MattSpeller @gjacobse
                                          last edited by MattSpeller

                                          @gjacobse said:

                                          @MattSpeller
                                          Ever launched a D motor out of a 10 foot copper pipe with no nose cone, fins or anything else?

                                          giggles

                                          That's a good one 🙂

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                                          • travisdh1T
                                            travisdh1 @gjacobse
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                                            @gjacobse said:

                                            @MattSpeller
                                            Ever launched a D motor out of a 10 foot copper pipe with no nose cone, fins or anything else?

                                            I had a Mosquito. It got launched once, it ended up in the jetstream. Wasn't much more than an empty tube with fins and a nose cone glued on.

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