Tue, Jul 18, 2017
Sets The Guinness World Records Title For The Fastest Ground Speed By A Battery-Powered Remote-Controlled Quadcopter
The Drone Racing League (DRL) recently tested the fastest racing drone, and set the Guinness World Records title for the Fastest ground speed by a battery-powered remote-controlled quadcopter. Hand-built by DRL's Director of Product, Ryan Gury, and DRL's team of expert drone engineers, the drones fly at unprecedented high speeds.
"We're thrilled to put our proprietary technology to the test, as we're all about speed and pushing the limits of drone design here at DRL," said Nicholas Horbaczewski, DRL CEO/Founder. "The record-setting RacerX represents the culmination of years of technological innovation by our team of world class engineers, and we're very excited to unveil the fastest racing drone on earth."
The fastest racing drone, the DRL RacerX, zooms at a never-before-seen top speed of 179.6 miles per hour. Weighing only 800 grams (1.76 pounds), the RacerX flies with its:
- 46,000 RPMs
- 10S (42V) Powertrain
- BeeRotor 80A (10S) ESCs / BLHeli with Multishot
- TMotor F80 2407 2500kv
- 1300mah 2 x 5S R-Line Tattu Lithium Polymer Batteries
In order to set the Guinness World Records achievement, the drone needed to fly back and forth across a measurement course of 100 m (328 ft.), with the official record set as the average of the top speed achieved on each of those flights. Therefore, the official speed measured for the Guinness World Records title is 163.5 miles per hour.
Gury flew the drone along a field in the state of New York and clocked in at the record speed while a Guinness World Records adjudicator was on-site to verify the attempt.
(Image provided with DRL news release)
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