LaFinlandia to [email protected] • 1 month agoThe density in some areas of fiber optic cables left behind by FPV drones.i.imgur.comexternal-linkmessage-square60fedilinkarrow-up1271
arrow-up1271external-linkThe density in some areas of fiber optic cables left behind by FPV drones.i.imgur.comLaFinlandia to [email protected] • 1 month agomessage-square60fedilink
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink4•1 month agoIt’s not even just 1/2 mile. I read an article recently that 15km spools are already in use and 20km spools are actively being tested.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish4•1 month agoIs the tensile strength anywhere close enough to reel it back? I assumed the spool is carried by the drone, not dragged from the source. It’s a really interesting/terrifying technology. But it’s gonna a be a mess to clean it up.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink4•1 month agoTensile strenghth is definitely enough. Ive used fiber to tow vehicles before in a pinch. A single strand takes a surprisingly higher amount of force to break than one would expect. Good luck pulling a window pane in two…
It’s not even just 1/2 mile. I read an article recently that 15km spools are already in use and 20km spools are actively being tested.
Is the tensile strength anywhere close enough to reel it back? I assumed the spool is carried by the drone, not dragged from the source.
It’s a really interesting/terrifying technology. But it’s gonna a be a mess to clean it up.
Tensile strenghth is definitely enough. Ive used fiber to tow vehicles before in a pinch. A single strand takes a surprisingly higher amount of force to break than one would expect. Good luck pulling a window pane in two…