AirVūz News: World of Drones 11/02/20
Published 11/02/2020 08:52Welcome to the "World of Drones" your weekly news fix on all things drone related.
It looks like photos of the new DJI Mini 2 were leaked over the weekend. Here’s what we know so far from the photos and specs that first appeared on the WinFuture site: the Mini 2 will support 4K footage, while it has a smaller battery, it boasts a flight time of 31 minutes, it can fly at a max altitude of 4000 meters or almost 2 ½ miles AND it weighs in at 249 grams, which makes it under the FAA’s threshold for UAVs that need to be registered. The Mini 2 is set to take off this week on November 4th.
rone shows seem to be a new popular form of entertainment. Check out the latest one that took over the sky in Pine Knob, Michigan for a music video. An artist that goes by the name VWLS created the giant light show for the song “High in Heaven” performed by Josh Epstien and Louie Louie. The graphic design of the larger than life face was based on recordings captured of the vocalists, then choreographed and programmed by Cinema 4D entertainment. In the final music video the footage was sped up 500% to make up for how slow the drones were moving in real life during the actual performance to meet the limitations placed by the FAA. The possibilities are seemingly endless for this new form of drone entertainment and we’re excited to see where a drone show will pop up next!
Aeronautical engineers at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne have designed a birdlike drone with feathered wings that can extend and retract. Researchers at the EPFL studied the northern goshawk and modeled the drone to look and function more like the bird. It uses one motor versus a quadcopter’s four and can glide to save energy. Unlike other fixed-wing aircrafts, this drone can also make quick turns, dives and perform maneuvers. The drone’s applications would include reconnaissance missions or search and rescue.
Now it’s time to go over the Top 5 drone videos that were uploaded to AirVuz.com last week. Starting things off with “The Outer Hebrides | Scotland's Western Isles” by GraemeForrest, this video is currently trending on AirVuz and it showcases Scotland’s beautiful landscape. Next up is “Bratislava Night Aerials 5K - Old Town & Downtown (Slovakia)” by Zdronu, this top content creator treats us to a nighttime aerial tour of the capital of Slovakia in 5K, “The Hidden Mountains” by snorrithor, this video stuck out to the team at AirVuz because the phenomenal views this drone pilot captured of the mountains near the southern end of Iceland while on a hiking trip, “Amalfi Coast - Short Film” by CG Films, this video was selected because of the stunning views that were captured along this scenic area in Italy and finally rounding out the top 5 is “Trailing Iceland” by AndriThor, this spectacular aerial film shows off the Land of Fire and Ice from above. And the one being crowned Drone Video of the Week and taking home $250 is “Trailing Iceland” by AndriThor. This video will now be entered into our Drone Video of the Month contest.
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SOURCES:
Liszewski, Andrew. “This Drone's Feathered Wings Can Open and Close Like a Bird's.” Gizmodo, Gizmodo, 30 Oct. 2020, gizmodo.com/this-drones-feathered-wings-can-open-and-close-like-a-b-1845527981.
Rhodes, Phil. “This Is the Most Impressive Use of Drones We've Seen.” Redshark.png, 31 Oct. 2020, www.redsharknews.com/this-is-the-most-impressive-use-of-drones-weve-seen.
Wang, Jules. “DJI's Lightweight Mini 2 Drone with 4K Video Tipped to Land on November 4.” Android Police, 31 Oct. 2020, www.androidpolice.com/2020/10/31/djis-lightweight-mini-2-drone-with-4k-video-tipped-to-land-on-november-4/.