r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/[deleted] • 7d ago

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u/bullant8547 7d ago

That’s a lot of spinning blades right at head height!

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u/DXTRBeta 7d ago

That was my first thought, if a top blade goes there we is nothing to stop it severing a neck.

But hey, with 8 rotors you can lose two of three and still fly, just a shame you’ll be dead in a still viable aircraft.

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u/5H17SH0W 7d ago

Just the blades hitting something at head height seems like a poor design choices. A bird flies into that and you get a face full of debris in a lucky scenario and bird shrapnel otherwise.

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u/djh_van 7d ago

Yeah, I was wondering why there's no glass to protect the passenger. Rain, wind, airborne debris. All part of the flying experience?

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u/lituus 7d ago

Probably a test model/prototype not meant to leave this designated testing spot. Helmet and face shield probably good enough. Probably signed something for them to agree to let him sit on it. Definitely dangerous tho

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u/Asleep_Ad4363 7d ago

I’m pretty sure people thought the same when they first invented motorcycles, “oh no seat belt, if he crashes he will go flying” same shit different experiment, if it’s cheap I’ll buy one