Human flight aboard a Quad-copter (16 actually)

[billbo911]

This looks like it cold be a real meat grinder.

http://www.theverge.com/2011/11/2/2532113/first-manned-multicopter-flight-germany

[Ian Curtis]

Nope nope nope! I have seen enough R/C props shatter to know that all the money in the world would not convince me to put 16 of them at groin level... :ahh:

I think it's pretty cool though that they are using a standard Spektrum radio to control it though.

[fb39ca4]

lol I thought you meant 16 people were on a Quadrocopter.

[Garrett.d.w]

True engineers use a yoga ball as their main shock absorber :D

So cool. This would be really fun to fly.

[JesseK]

If this were 16 props from a single power plant, then it'd be real news. This is just someone ballsy enough to hope in the middle of 16 individual motor-prop combos. We all know that 16 motors are more reliable than 4, or even 1 for that matter :rolleyes:.

[Bochek]

Our team is up against them in a contest put together by one of our sponsors.

Info here: http://www.bocabearings.com/innovation-contest/Contestants.aspx

Give us a vote while your there.

[DampRobot]

Was it just me, or did that thing look like a giant hovering agricultural machine?