Mavic 2 on the INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION ???

[unionglzr]

fly not so much ,float ,very possible,

Rockets have propulsion in space so wouldn't props.....maybe not enough to move it?

 

[DavidT_ NZ]

Just tape a GoPro on your head and float around being an actual FPV drone ...... ? ?

 

[anotherlab]

Rockets have propulsion in space so wouldn't props.....maybe not enough to move it?

As soon as the props started spinning, it would start moving. In a micro-gravity environment, there would be not enough of a force to slow it down, let alone stop it. It would be over in a second or two. And not in a good way.

 

[Deleted member 103366]

Motors would spin but nothing would happen.

Would you care to rethink what happens if the motors spin? Do you feel a draught when the motors idle? If so what does that mean?

 

[GB1Yorkshire1]

Would it fly?

The easy answer is yes... but!
The sensors would not have any input from gravity, so it would probably flip
As for Newton the rotation of each blade would present lots of counter acting inputs as would the Mavic body,
In effect you have let loose a highly dangerous device in an enclosed environment surrounded in all directions by things that don’t need to be slashed! I don’t think NASA would appreciate the flight!

 

[ShadowCat]

A Mavic won't fly on the ISS, but you can totally make an appropriately designed quadcopter that would be tailored to the conditions there.

depends on the definition of flying technically in space on a space station it is flying around the earth relative to it. Will it move in the ISS probably not it will spend most of its time spinning its props in a stationary position to where it was placed. If it picks up a gust from somewhere or if someone breaths on it it will move and keep moving until counteracted by movement in the opposite direction. Newtons Laws of Motion which is what works on a body in motion on the Earth also applies in space. BUT it is in constant motion relative to the ISS and the earth.

 

[GB1Yorkshire1]

Rockets have propulsion in space so wouldn't props.....maybe not enough

 

[GB1Yorkshire1]

Newton needs to be understood!

 

[Deleted member 103366]

ShadowCat see post #24

 

[Kilrah]

Will it move in the ISS probably not it will spend most of its time spinning its props in a stationary position to where it was placed.

Any time the props turned it would accelerate away, not stay in a stationary position...

 

[GB1Yorkshire1]

Wouldn't work. The ISS is a NFZ

But you would get bragging rights to distance, height and speed records.
I think the real interesting question would be, what would happen if you took it outside during a space walk?

 

[Kilrah]

I think the real interesting question would be, what would happen if you took it outside during a space walk?

Nothing, until it very quickly overheats and shuts down. Then more nothing.

 

[DanMan32]

How about a stretching tether to simulate gravity?

I still don't think gravity is a huge factor with the sensors, but the main purpose of the props as soon as they spin is lift. On earth ground gravity counters this lift. In the ISS, there's no real gravity so the slightest movement of air downward would have it move up.
Up and down being loose terms relating to the AC body.

 

[DanMan32]

Nothing, until it very quickly overheats and shuts down. Then more nothing.

Actually it would freeze.
But indeed in a vacuum, props would have no effect. They may even overspin as there's no air resistance.

 

[Lets Fly]

Would it fly?

Would it fly?

It would fly as soon as those props came on, straight up, there is plenty of air for the props. It would be almost impossible to control. A long time ago I asked if they could take a dragon fly (one of the best flyers), on the space shuttle to see how it would react to zero G. Not sure if that ever happened, guess i could look it up.

 

[Kilrah]

Actually it would freeze.

Nope, while space is "cold" there's no air to take heat away from stuff, so any heat dissipation is only through radiation and that is very limited for something that puts out a lot of power in a dense package like a Mavic.

Cooling stuff in space is actually pretty challenging.

 

[GB1Yorkshire1]

Nothing, until it very quickly overheats and shuts down. Then more nothing.

If the top faced the sun and the batteries faced away that should resolve heating and cooling, not too sure about just staying still as the moving props would cause micro gravity and some sort of migration
This is a bit like what weighs more a pound of lead or a pound of feathers?

 

[Kilrah]

If the top faced the sun and the batteries faced away that should resolve heating and cooling,

The core board dissipates about 15W when just powered on, inside of a mostly closed body that relies on pretty strong forced airflow to stay cool. It'd likely overheat in seconds without the motors even running.

 

[ReadyKilowatt]

What about the fact that it is moving and therefore would never get a "home" takeoff point? Would the GNSS system update quickly enough to get a solution? Old GPS receivers would take forever to lock in a cold start in a moving vehicle, sometimes hours. Can't imagine it would be able to keep up with the ever changing constellation and moving so quickly.

 

[Kilrah]

What about the fact that it is moving and therefore would never get a "home" takeoff point

It doesn't need one, you can fly DJI aircraft without GPS just fine.
It would refuse to start due to the lack of acceleration though...