Originally posted by aerografixs
I don't know who told you what, but no way this thing cost $70,000.00 It is merely an Ultralight without a pilot. Very nicely done mind you. He might me counting the hours he put in, which we don't when building our own airplane
An ultraligh engine and prop, not a $7000.00 prop. The servos are about $500.00/ea (Seiko)
$5000.00 a flight?, this is not the space shuttle.
Motor is an HKS, about 6 grand with everything. Prop looks like a Powerfin (probably the B model), which is about $550 for a 3-blade.
Otherwise, yeah, looks like pretty much an experimental without the pilot.
But for sure, if I was going to spend that kind of money on a flying machine, no way I'm going to stand there on the ground while it flies - it's going to be carrying me in it
LS