My own drawn "The Swarm" flying with 54 human rotors

Drone (multicopter) technology has evolved dramatically in recent years, and anyone can easily enjoy flight with high stability. If there is something to fly, it seems like human sexuality to want to ride, and drone lovers' passenger drone around the worldDevelopment is being promotedis.

In the movie released by YouTube user "gasturbine 101", there is a state that the aircraft "The Swarm" with 54 rotors arranged in a hexagonal shape emerges as a flier with people.

The Swarm Manned Aerial Vehicle Multirotor Super Drone Flying - YouTube


A motor + rotor set in a lattice-shaped frame and a man sitting underneath.


My sweet drawn "The Swarm" is like this in its entirety. The yellow one under the seat seems to be a cushioning material to ease the shock at landing. Even so, since originally "drone" should refer to the aircraft flying autonomously without putting people on it, I feel like it is not "drone" anymore when I come here.


Aircraft that emerges with the sound of familiar "Putyin" in drone. The sound heard through the microphone of the camera is the ordinary drones, but the appearance of the grass trembling with a strong wind is completely a helicopter itself.


The scene rising to about 1 meter in height is also


I do not know whether it is piloting or accidental, but the scene comes near when I do it for the camera.


It seems to be equipped with the ability to rise to about 3 meters in altitude. From around you are being told "Be careful!" (Please be careful!).


This experiment seems to have been done in a corner of the park space. The car that passed by once came back in the background and it seems that the appearance of "seeing twice" is firmly left.


An angle that understands the structure of the aircraft well. The state where a human being seats is suspended under the face on which 54 rotors are placed. To control the aircraft, Hobbyking madeKK 2.1.5 Multi ControllerIt is said that you are using. The rotor is controlled by nine channels, seems to have realized high thrust by connecting six rotors per channel. The weight at takeoff including the crew is 148 kg, and the maximum takeoff weight is about 164 kg. It is equipped with a lithium-ion battery with a capacity of 22 kilowatts, but it seems that the flight possible time is about 10 minutes.


Whether it is too noisy, the figure of a child passing by holding his ear.


"The Swarm" of this manned drones (?) Seems to be an aircraft completely developed by gasturbine 101 as a hobby, and the production cost is about 1 million yen in Japanese yen. It seems that it is boosting the evolution of recent drone that the development environment that can make such a body on its own is in place.


This "The Swarm" is an aircraft completely developed by gasturbine 101 as a hobby. On gasturbine101's YouTube channel, a movie showing the way the development machine flew so far has been released.

The Swarm Multirotor Flight Testing Man Rated Super Drone - YouTube


Controllers set on the board. I am thrilled with the appearance full of handmade feeling.


At the time of the movie released around July 2015, it seems that we were still flying with remote control without anyone riding.


Before testing at the park, it seems he was flying at a place like a backyard at home. As long as I am envious to have such an environment ......

The Swarm Multicopter Multirotor Man Rated Drone in testing - YouTube


It is a garden with a large size, but it seems that it was a bit narrow for The Swarm.


The shape of The Swarm which is pretty early stage. Although the number of rotors is small, it seems that it is already operating with 9 channel control mechanism at this point.

Swarm 2 Electric VTOL flying machine unteathered testing - YouTube