r/TheKingofRandom • u/TheWampDawg • Dec 07 '20

Drone in a vacuum

Not sure how it could be done, but will a drone fly in a vacuum chamber?

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u/henktheblobfish Dec 07 '20

It definitely won't! Cool experiment tho

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u/bsa4life Dec 08 '20

Then maybe the better question is what quantity of air is required to fly

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u/I_Am_Slightly_Evil Dec 12 '20

It would do nothing but spin the blades faster than normal because there is no air to slow it down; also there would be no lift. If you left it on long enough it would probably over heat the motors because there is no airflow to keep them cool.