I don't really agree with that. Helicopters can auto-rotate, drones can't. If something goes wrong with a drone system, it is going to crash hard guaranteed and likely doesn't have any meaningful control on the way down.
It's certainly not crazy to imagine that you could cut the costs of a helicopter-like aircraft that was purpose-made for relatively short, relatively low-speed, relatively light load duties.
Helicopters have a significant safety problem.
https://stopthechopnynj.org/safety-and-terrorism/?utm_source...
More people are killed in motor vehicle accidents in a single month in NY than in all of the incidents listed on that page spanning 58 years.
Drone like flying vehicles are much safer and cheaper than helicopters. Or will be at least.
I don't really agree with that. Helicopters can auto-rotate, drones can't. If something goes wrong with a drone system, it is going to crash hard guaranteed and likely doesn't have any meaningful control on the way down.
How will they be?
Literally any failure of the aircraft means you die.
No they have multiple engines and can survive failures.
Well yeah, it would be like a cheap helicopter you can rent. What is so bad about that.
"Cheap" and "Helicopter"
That's where the problem is.
It's certainly not crazy to imagine that you could cut the costs of a helicopter-like aircraft that was purpose-made for relatively short, relatively low-speed, relatively light load duties.
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It sucks when they hit airplanes.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Potomac_River_mid-air_col...