Walkera's methanol-fuelled range extender keeps a QR X900 hexacopter in the air for more than an hour [feedly]

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Walkera's methanol-fuelled range extender keeps a QR X900 hexacopter in the air for more than an hour
// Gizmag Emerging Technology Magazine

Hexacopter flight times over an hour should soon become possible. Chinese drone manufacturer Walkera has decided to go beyond the battery, teaming up with micro-generator producers at GenSmart to build a new hybrid powertrain for its QR X900 professional heavy lifter. A tiny, efficient methanol motor charges the battery during flight, allowing long flight times and instant refueling and it can be switched off so the drone can operate in "stealth mode" when necessary.

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