They briefly explained that a new medium-sized logistics drone developed by Shunfeng Logistics malfunctioned during the test flight and fell into a hill.
There is no road there, so it would be very troublesome for people to fumble their way there. So they came up with a way to directly use other drones to pull that drone back.
However, due to the complex terrain there, their large drones could not land, and the small drones did not have enough load capacity. I thought that the size and load of the drones that Yinjiang Logistics had previously flown next to me seemed to be able to help, so I came over to ask.
Hou Xinghua asked: "Which model of your drone is it? What's the terrain like? Is it ok?"
"It's this V333 vertical take-off and landing fixed-wing drone." Shunfeng's staff showed them a picture. It was an eight-rotor drone, one and a half times larger than Yinjiang's current four-rotor drone.
According to the image information sent back by the drone, it now landed on a low-lying slope, which was overgrown with weeds and was not suitable for large drones to fly.
"How much does it weigh?" Hou Xinghua asked.
"It's about 14 kilograms." Shunfeng's staff said, "This place is difficult to operate. Let's see if you can do anything. If not, we'll send someone to retrieve it."
No matter how powerful the drone is, it must have a suitable operating space.
To operate something weighing 14 kilograms, at least a medium-sized logistics drone is needed, and the medium-sized drone of Downwind is only a few meters long, making it difficult to lower it.
When he heard 14 kilograms, Hou Xinghua was immediately embarrassed. Their four-rotor drone could not carry that much weight, let alone carry out such a complicated operation.
He said: "We don't have any good solution for this. Why don't you find the local fellows and ask them to help find it?"
"It seems like this is the only way." Shunfeng's staff were also helpless.
"Can we just use a lasso to drag it back?" At this time, Lu Zixin asked.
"Yes, it's just that the terrain is narrow and complicated and difficult to operate." Shunfeng's staff replied.
"That's just right. We are going to test this drone. What are the location coordinates? Let's try it." Lu Zixin pointed to the electric jet drone he brought.
"It?" The person on the other side of Shunfeng looked at the drone he was talking about in surprise. This thing was not as big as their small drone, and it didn't even have a rotor. He could only say: "You are so funny."
In his opinion, to carry something weighing 14 kilograms, at least a medium-sized drone is needed. The standard small drone they are currently developing has a payload weight of 3 kilograms, but the thing Lu Zixin mentioned can carry a kilogram, which is pretty good.
"No kidding, start the operation, treat it as our first actual flight test." Lu Zixin told Hongxin's team.
"Okay, let's start now." Hongxin's team got ready immediately.
Seeing that they were really ready to start work, not to mention the people who followed the wind, Hou Xinghua was speechless. If they expected this thing, they might as well find a fellow villager to help pick up the drone.
However, Hongxin's team has already begun operations. There is a lightweight mechanical grapple at the bottom of the small flying saucer, which can easily grab items.
In the eyes of everyone, the small flying saucer started to take off, took off vertically, flew directly into the sky, and headed for the coordinate location.
"Here, this is actually a jet!" Shunfeng's staff were stunned. Such a small thing is still a jet drone. It's pretty awesome!
They had also studied jet devices downwind, but they were large drones. The wings alone were twenty meters long. They had never thought of something so small.
The speed of the small flying saucer was very fast, and it arrived at the accident site in less than ten minutes. Through the drone's camera, we could clearly see that the faulty aircraft downwind landed in a low-lying area.
The Shunfeng staff said: "Yes, it's right here. There are too many weeds and branches here, and our rotor drone will definitely get entangled when it goes down. You don't have to worry about this problem with your flying saucer. Our thing is 14 kilograms. It Can’t carry it?”
"14 kilograms is more than enough!" the operator of the Hongxin team said confidently. As he said that, he began to operate the small flying saucer to aim at the target and descend, and then stretched out a seemingly small but tough mechanical grappling hook to catch it. Tailwind's faulty machine.
"Get up!" the operator said. The small flying saucer had successfully taken off with the faulty aircraft. Judging from the climb, its power was completely sufficient and it didn't seem unaffordable at all!
"I actually brought him up!" Except for the people who came from Hong Xin, everyone else opened their eyes wide and looked at the picture from the camera.
"It's flying!" Hou Xinghua couldn't help shouting. Only those who have studied it will know how incredible this is!
Their quad-rotor drone is more than three times larger than this small flying saucer, and its load-carrying capacity is not even half of it.
Moreover, this small flying saucer has canceled the rotor device and is completely operated by an electric jet device. It is so advanced! I really don’t know how the motor inside is designed and how the energy conversion is carried out...
Everyone in the Yinjiang team looked at this scene in stunned silence. The small flying saucer had already grabbed the malfunctioning aircraft and returned home.
This shows that the goal mentioned by Lu Zixin just now is not impossible to achieve at all, but that they have already achieved it! It's like they are still studying the multiplication tables, while others have already started studying functions.
In comparison, their quadcopter drones are simply rubbish and cannot be used at all!
Is Hongxin really that awesome? The researchers of the Yinjiang Logistics R&D team all felt a sense of bitterness in their hearts. The gap was too big!
The Shunfeng staff member was also dumbfounded. When he came here, he just wanted to give it a try. Who knew that the other person not only agreed to help, but also did it!
The most important thing is that they are using a jet model that they have never heard of, and its load capacity and flight capabilities are even better than their medium-sized eight-rotor drone!
In terms of logistics drones, Shunfeng has always been the leader in the country, and was even the first company to obtain flight operation permission. They are quite proud of this aspect. However, when he saw this small flying saucer today, he discovered that there is such a thing. Amazing stuff!
If the size of this small flying saucer were several times larger, wouldn't the carrying capacity be greater? He felt a sense of surprise and horror. The inconspicuous little research base next to him actually had technology that was more advanced than theirs!
After the operator gave the command to return, the small flying saucer quickly returned with the faulty aircraft. When it landed in the square of the research base, everyone looked at it with burning eyes!
They really want to know what secrets are hidden in this thing, and they can't wait to take it apart and study it right away.