The Shahed has RETVRNED to its rightful inventors.
I sense a disturbance in the interwebs.It is as if billions of thirdies posted in outrage and fear, and were suddenly droned.
>>65078095Do not redeem drone saar!
>>65078079why did they make it look like a big black dildo
>>65078379Its meant to fuck your enemies!
>>65078079Is that a tall man or is zelensky short?
>>65078424both actually
>>65078379>make vaguely dick shaped object pink>OMG, WTF, WHY DID YOU MAKE IT PINK>make vaguely dick shaped object black>OMG, WTF, WHY DID YOU MAKE IT BLACK
>>65078079>thread about drones AND modern German equipmentThis thread is going to be a complete shitshow, I can already tell.
>>65078435>>65078463Good morning saar
>>65078424Friedrich Merz is 1.98mVolodymyr Zelenskyy is 1.67m
>>65078079
>>65078424Merz is tall and Zensky is short.
>>65078463Sir, you're not supposed to vape windex.
Why the fuck does everyone ape the dorito?It's only good for its compactness, short wings suck dick for range ie. efficient flight
>>65079712Compactness makes launchers easy.Alternatives are Folding wings, expensive and takes much time to develop.Detachable wings, takes time to prepare launch and crew can fuck up drone when attaching wings.
RuMoD and Medvedev already seethed about “muh legal targets in Urop, aaaaa, stop supplying Ukraine or we nuke U”
>>65079766Yeah but nobody actually launches like that nowadays.Just give it some long slender detachable wings and you could upload the payload, range, or speed for free.>Folding wings, expensive and takes much time to develop.>Detachable wings, takes time to prepare launch and crew can fuck up drone when attaching wings.Folding and/or detachable and/or multi part wings are a very basic engineering problem with numerous tested and true solutions.
>>65079712Not him, but are there advantages for using propellers over rocket boosters?
>>65079809>, but are there advantages for using propellers over rocket boosters?What are you talking about? Shaheds have piston engine driven propeller for flight and rocket booster for take off.
>>65079786I think optimal solution would be top wing and make it one piece detachable. Flat top of the drone and attach it via 4 big bolts. Minimal and simple work for ground crew. Aerodynamics of sausage body plus long straight wing indeed would have better drag/lift ratio.But it still massively cuts drone launch numbers from single platform and extends preparation that is concern if your launch sites are under attacks.
>>65079852Yes that is one solutionHowever, an efficient wing will be 4 meters or more long so it would be better to disassemble it into two or three parts.>But it still massively cuts drone launch numbers from single platform and extends preparation that is concern if your launch sites are under attacks.I really don't think that should be a concern since a launch site can be anywhere your launch van decides to stop and it's deep on friendly territory.
>>65078079>mini-Shahednot reallyit has a slightly lower payload than a Geran 2, and a little less range (per spec though)i doubt that there will be operational differences (other than the German/Ukraine one actually working every time)even better>Germany just announced 4billion€ defense grant for Ukraine>mostly to be spend on German Ukraine joint venture production in Germany to be delivered to Ukraineeven crazier, the price for the Auterion/Airlogix is about ~39k€ produced in Munich, the most expensive German citywhich is lower than russian domestic production kekalso skynode is genuinely cool tech
>>65078079Kek. This is like when Ming dynasty China adopted samurai swords and called it a wodao.
>>65079884>However, an efficient wing will be 4 meters or more long so it would be better to disassemble it into two or three parts.Unnecessary complexity and weight (single solid part is stronger). Until you length is above 6 meters (cargo length for euro medium trucks) you don't really need shortening.>I really don't think that should be a concern since a launch site can be anywhere your launch van decides to stop and it's deep on friendly territory.There is plenty of videos of Ukrianians drones hitting lancet teams when they erect launcher on technical and put drone on it.
>>65080005Yes, we're quite americanized indeed here.
>>65080696Sorry our #1 Song is a country song about Texas now. Euros are once again 10 years behind the curve.
I still dont get the hype around these things when you could just buck break these slow flying, what are essentially, target drones.
>>65079712More space to stuff fuel I guess.
>>65079922Wut? The Germans are Japan in this case.
>>65080893They fly high and go for civilian targets, not stuff defended by AA of any kind.
>>65078079>to its rightful inventors.the south african one is the OG anon
>>65078079Range on these things and warhead? Too lazy to google
>>65081329Probably comparable to shahed. The physics of it are the same in germany, russia or iran.
