A flying spotlight

[PhotonWrangler]

Ok, it's a drone that's purpose-built for quickly turning an area from night to day. I can see applications for search teams. movie production and law enforcement. :cool:

 

[aznsx]

Ok, it's a drone that's purpose-built for quickly turning an area from night to day. I can see applications for search teams. movie production and law enforcement. :cool:

Sounds cool. Link?

 

[lampeDépêche]

Sounds cool. Link?

Link is in the OP, under the words "drone that's purpose built".

They rate it at 3,300 watts -- I'm sure that's just a shorthand for "that's how much power in old-fashioned incandescents would have been needed to generate this many lumens!"
One good thing about putting a crap-ton of LEDs and batteries on a drone: you don't need extra fans to keep it air-cooled.

 

[PhotonWrangler]

One good thing about putting a crap-ton of LEDs and batteries on a drone: you don't need extra fans to keep it air-cooled.

...and the faster you fly the drone, the better the cooling. :)

 

[IMA SOL MAN]

Reminds me of scenes from Close Encounters of the Third Kind.

 

[Dave D]

Of course the million dollar question isn't answered, 'How long will it stay up for without being tethered to an electrical ground source supply?'

 

[PhotonWrangler]

Reminds me of scenes from Close Encounters of the Third Kind.

Lol, great scene!