Black Bird hit 454 mph, proving tiny DIY drones are entering extreme performance territory once reserved for serious aircraft.
Key takeaways
- **A 2-kilogram DIY drone reaching 730 km/h is not just a record clip; it is evidence that small, custom-built UAVs can now enter performance bands that strain the usua...
- The headline is speed. The more interesting story is iteration. Biggs had already taken back the world’s fastest RC battery-powered drone record in January, after ...
- Black Bird’s 730 km/h run turns a tiny airframe into a stress test
- The latest Black Bird version reportedly weighed 2 kilograms, or about 4.4 pounds, and hit 730 km/h (453.6 mph) with the wind behind it. Its upwind pas...
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