Flying EV on Mars

electriceddy said:
Tune into NASA website on April 12, 12:30 AM PDT to watch the first flight of Ingenuity.
350 W average power will provide a 90 second flight per Martian day.
Here is a link:

and also the NASA website for more info:
https://mars.nasa.gov/technology/helicopter/#
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The video link is now down due to technical issues while doing a test on the high speed rotors.
Good news is: it is safe and healthy, so probably best to keep informed on the NASA website. Right now the inaugural flight is delayed until no earlier than April 14th.
https://mars.nasa.gov/technology/he...r-flight-delayed-to-no-earlier-than-april-14/
Good luck Ingenuity
 
Today (April 19,2021) Ingenuity first successful flight:

This 4 pound helicopter with its 4 foot rotor system span spins its counter rotating blades about 2400 rpm and is solar powered.:)
 
How are they going to keep that little thing from being blown away when it experiences its first Martian wind storm? I don't think we have any weather stations set up there yet, and getting up to date forecasts.
 
R P said:
How are they going to keep that little thing from being blown away when it experiences its first Martian wind storm? I don't think we have any weather stations set up there yet, and getting up to date forecasts.
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The Martian atmosphere is incredibly thin - it isn't at all like in the movie. A strong windstorm would be more like a light breeze to us.
 
Yeah, wonder if they will eventually find some little critters there that can survive that...
 
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