ARE YOU READY TO BE FREAKED OUT WITH FLYING DRONE BILLBOARDS FROM AEROTAIN?
The Skye is a 3-meter-diameter controllable balloon that’s filled with helium for buoyancy. Dotted around the surface are propellers whose direction can be adjusted, spinning the balloon or moving it around as required. There’s also the option to add an internal projector to display moving images on the balloon’s skin. Skye has been used at events as a crowd-pleaser, but it can also be used a platform for aerial photography by adding cameras.
by Geoffrey Grider
NowTheEndBegins.com
March 18, 2016
SKYE AERO IS A PROJECT TO BUILD 10-FOOT HELIUM-FILLED BALLOONS, WITH SMALL PROPELLERS ATTACHED TO GIVE BETTER CONTROL THAN YOUR AVERAGE BLIMP. THE BENEFITS ARE A MUCH BIGGER AIRCRAFT—USEFUL WHEN YOU WANT TO ADVERTISE TO PEOPLE—AND ONE THAT WON’T CRASH THE SECOND IT LOSES POWER, OR BUMPS INTO ANYONE.
The Skye is a 3-meter-diameter controllable balloon that’s filled with helium for buoyancy. Dotted around the surface are propellers whose direction can be adjusted, spinning the balloon or moving it around as required. There’s also the option to add an internal projector to display moving images on the balloon’s skin. Skye has been used at events as a crowd-pleaser, but it can also be used a platform for aerial photography by adding cameras.
Moving away from its role as a replacement for the Goodyear Blimp, lighter-than-air drones are an interesting and underutilized concept. Provided they’re not filled with hydrogen, they offer increased safety for flying over crowds, and a much greater payload than traditional quadcopters. Hopefully, someone will find a better application for them than giant floating billboards.
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