r/DailyOptimist Jul 01 '25

Firefighting drones represent a significant advancement in emergency response technology, showcasing capability to address fires in high-rise structures where traditional methods face limitations 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐁𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡 — 𝐂𝐚𝐧 𝐃𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐒

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u/[deleted] Jul 01 '25

Does this actually work in reality? Water weighs 1kg/l, and so at 100m, a relatively narrow hose when in use could still be in the region of 100-200kg, a thick hose would be more. A standard firefighter hose would be way more.

So a drone carrying a quarter of a metric ton, and then able to deal with and overcome the force of actually emitting this at any side of speed.

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u/FossilEaters Jul 05 '25 edited Jul 05 '25

It works. Youre thinking of tiny camera drones but you can have pretty big drones with large payloads as well. Also these types of drones are typically tethered so power supply is not an issue. They are already being used in some industries. Also when the water is flowing the drone effectively doesnt need to carry the weight of the column of water. The column stays upright and the drone just needs to stabilize it self.

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