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by fermienrico 2002 days ago
One thing people are not discarding is cost.

Given cost is not a problem, is it possible to get 40m flying time using exotic battery and ultra high strength/weight ratio materials?

I feel like the cost is deeply embedded in our psyche and people are comparing a military nano drone with DJI mini2 with entirely different engineering envelopes to work in.

DJI mini2 is made in thousands if not millions of quantities. There is so much cost optimizing. Even turning a part around is optimized because that’s more time to assemble.