[wozmirek]

All's cool, I already see the air full of drones (if I can't have my flying cars in 2020, drones would suffice), I'm truly worried about the noise though.

While hoping that electric cars will make cities less noisy (I can feel it in Berlin with more and more electric cars and scooters), the buzzing sounds of drones is already too loud for me - and I've seen only several so far.

That's going to be terrible, having dozens of them buzzing around, like your typical high-pitched scooter, but next to your 3rd floor window.

Any quiet drones in development? ;)

[Harvey-Specter]

DJI's Macic Pro Platinum uses a different rotor design and rotor frequency to make it much quieter than previous models. Apparently it sounds more like a desk fan than a hive of angry bees.[0]

[0] https://www.theverge.com/2017/11/1/16573820/dji-mavic-pro-pl...

[wozmirek]

Sounds great! :)

[syntaxing]

Unfortunately, noise is an inherent property of the propellers since it is moving air. There are methods that are used to make them quieter but usually this is for military applications and too costly. However, this is a hybrid plane so it acts like a quadcopter when it hovers vertically at a set point. It acts like a plane when its traveling long distances. Admittedly, RC planes can get pretty loud but it should be substantially quieter when it is coasting at constant altitude compared to a hovering drone.