VC$ and Unmanned Flying Objects.

Definition of AIRCRAFT; any machine supported for flight in the air by buoyancy or by the dynamic action of air on its surfaces, esp. powered airplanes, gliders, and helicopters.

The use of the term "DRONE" was catapulted into common verbiage shortly after September 11, 2001. It was almost 16 years ago that the CIA first used an unmanned Predator drone in a targeted killing. The strike was in Paktia province in Afghanistan, near the city of Khost. The intended target was Osama bin Laden.

Drones would soon be miniaturized with coponents from the smart phone industry and sold as " FLYING CAMERAS" The term "Drone" produced visions of a flying toy with an attached camera. Consumer Drone Manufacturers popped up like lemonade stands and disappeared like ghosts; all vying for the right to sell their product as "1st to Market", "Best Camera", "Longest Flight Time" and so on and so on. The hype created with this consumer product flooded the market so much that the United States Government was so worried about rogue toys filling the airways that they actually made it mandatory to register ALL drones through the FAA.

Today, drone manufacturers are few and far between and the hype of the flying camera has calmed due to the fact that various restrictions of when and where you can fly as well as the fact that the "HIGH" of flying high for only 15-20 minutes is not the worth the $$$.

The new tactic that Drone Manufacturers are using is that they are trying to re-brand their products as UAV's or "UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES" and sell them for commercial applications. Many companies that are interested in using drones are finding out that it may not be a good idea to rely on a consumer grade product to survey secure sites like electric grid systems and bridges. Drone manufacturing companies describe their vehicles as "AIRCRAFT" but most are at best "FLYING OBJECTS" The definition of an aircraft involves the use of aerodynamics and airflow. Aircraft rely on lift and drag. 90% of the consumer drone market is based on multirotors. There is a "center area" that houses circuitry and a battery and from this point there are usually at least 4 arms with rotors attached.

The flaw that all of these "Drones" have is that they are absolutely inefficient and that they are simply not aircraft and have no aerodynamics. These objects rely 100% on propulsion. If they lose power they drop from the sky like rocks, yet many "BLUE CHIP" companies are investing $100's of million of dollars into this very flawed concept.

The absurdity of these companies and their management teams seem to be easily intrigued by graphic artists and their fancy designs. It's like they are watching the movie "STAR WARS" for the 1st time!!! No wonder the FAA is a nervous wreck!

VENTURE CAPITAL: Hey, we have $100 million dollars... what should we do with it? GUY SITTING AT BOARDROOM TABLE: BUILD A FLYING CAR!!!! VENTURE CAPITAL: What a great idea. Let's get Jimmy in the graphics department to come up with a GEE WIZZ design.

Ok, enough hopefully you get the "pictures"! The above objects are very well airbrushed and graphically designed. Some of them will actually fly with enough thrust. Most of them will never come to fruition because they lack the most important part of flight which is SAFETY. Many will claim that the their design includes a ballistic parachute. None of them can guarentee where their UFO will fall if a chute is deployed.

Contact:

Craig Davidenko

https://vtolaerospace

Principal USA Consultant WORLD UAV FEDERATION - Shenzhen China