With the outline finalised (see the last post, with a bugle accompaniment) along with an associated PR push to complete the design phase, attention turns to flight-testing.
The Harrier was preceded by the 'flying bed-stead' long ago in the UK and we plan on revisiting the use of a test-bed in the form of the 'flying phone-box'. The fliterati will have noticed that the photo-shoot yesterday featured a right-handed pair of drones, whereas this is reverted to left-handed (viz. by the left cantilever, quick march!!!). One delightful design feature of the TELEDRONE is the fact that each drone will eventually not be bothered whether it sits top or bottom, or even which way up it is fixed to the trekkers' transporter; which incidentally will be tailored in both girth and height to the dimensions required.
The drone has been flipped here in order that access is more easily provided our flight programmer whom we'll call Jim... should you choose to accept it, Jim. The flight-test in view will be something of a work-share ~ much like that at Airbus ~ with our expert producing the brains in the form of the uppermost drone, and me the brawn by way of the lower. This will do the heavy lifting and sub for conventional collective, whilst that drone overhead will do the steering: as conventionally does the cyclic.
Eventually the drones will operate independently and yet in sync, in sync with aviation practise: slaved systems providing a failsafe condition. Rome though was not built in a day, nor people-carrying drones.
Bear with us, however, and you will fly with angels...
