What might have been?
Received the draft from the graphical artist for the contra-rotating outline with the 40-inch lower set of propellers and 36-inch upper.
This has been dropped in favour of a more conventional octocopter layout bearing smaller motors, though it went to the (figurative) wire.
This is principally an effort to err on the side of safety, as it runs at a lower voltage and turns 32-inch propellers which are more evenly-spaced, whilst farther from my own dear flesh.
Will never know how they compare without testing both types, which is an expensive notion.
Time waits for no man meanwhile and as the debate quietly raged the supplier augmented the power-units above, that generate 35 and 20 kilos of thrust respectively, with altogether larger combinations producing 100 kilos apiece.
They're five times heavier than my motor of choice (the U13) and prohibitively costly too, though.
Anyhow, should have some shiny toys to be playing come the month's end.
