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by btreecat 2457 days ago
Yes, I fly them professionally. The sound is related to the size, pitch, and profile of the propellers as well as the speed they are spinning.

The reason the guy down the street is probably loud is he is flying a race drone and hitting very high RPMs with it.

It seems that due to frangibility concerns, Project Wing uses much smaller motors and props now which requires a higher RPM to beat the air into submission.