Grey-Faced Buzzard hybrid drone from Asia

The National Cheng Kung University in Taiwan aims to make Asia proud with their new zero-emission unmanned aerial vehicle known as the Grey-Faced Buzzard, where it is powered by fuel cell and lithium batteries. This hybrid drone took off for 15 minutes at up to 100kph at an altitude of less than 300 meters for starters, and did it without emitting a single iota of carbon dioxide emissions. Not only that, because of its electric engine, it is extremely silent. This UAV currently costs around $15,822 to build, tipping the scales at 22kg and measuring nearly 2 meters long while producing 1KW of power. Future improvements might see it hit a maximum running time of 3 hours.

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