I most definitely did state "In sport mode". For me... I almost always start off and fly in sport mode, like 99.9% of the time. Only time im not in sport mode is if I'm in high wind situations or I'm filming something worthwhile that I may share with others,, which isnt very often as a hobbyist pilot and I have roughly 2000 flight hours with MP1, MPP and MM1
Whichever Facebook physicist is advising you is wrong.
?You are absolutely correct and I will change that immediately. But in my defense I also Fly MP so when I was coming up with the different answers I was thinking about my MP speeds and I realize that now that you've stated it but also in my defense, I already knew the correct answer which is "I don't know?" cuz there is no way of knowing without being able to test it in a very long wind tunnel under exact and controlled conditions. But yes that was a vital mistake on my part because most are gonna want choose the wrong answer of 20mph so they will either be confused or move on without responding. Thank you for pointing that out to me sir
Thank you for your great explanation and something I didn't consider myself, BUTTT.... Your answer is still wrong lol. There is no way of knowing the correct answer to this question. What you and 100% of everyone else besides myself so far fails to factor in is aerodynamics of the drone. Using your theory the wind will have the same force against every object and every aircraft, which isn't true. The force wind has on any object is greatly determined by its aerodynamics and ability to cut through the wind so its all depends on an objects surface area and possibly even the potential gas and temp that could be trapped inside by its outer shell. That last part "gas and its inside temp" is only a theory of mine and is my newest question and why I said "possibly" that part is something I'm not sure of but seems could effect it but not at all prudent to drone
You and your facebook physics are still wrong and working far past your understanding.
And if you think your imaginary calculations make any difference to drone flyers, you are kidding yourself even more.
No, what you're getting wrong is that the aerodynamics are already taken into account by being one of the two factors -- drag and thrust -- that determine the maximum airspeed. The maximum airspeed is the maximum airspeed, regardless of any wind. Flying into a 10 MPH headwind, the ground speed will be 10 MPH less than the maximum airspeed, because "10 MPH headwind" just means the air that the drone is flying through is moving 10 MPH relative to the ground.Thank you for your great explanation and something I didn't consider myself, BUTTT.... Your answer is still wrong lol. There is no way of knowing the correct answer to this question. What you and 100% of everyone else besides myself so far fails to factor in is aerodynamics of the drone. Using your theory the wind will have the same force against every object and every aircraft, which isn't true. The force wind has on any object is greatly determined by its aerodynamics and ability to cut through the wind so its all depends on an objects surface area and possibly even the potential gas and temp that could be trapped inside by its outer shell. That last part "gas and its inside temp" is only a theory of mine and is my newest question and why I said "possibly" that part is something I'm not sure of but seems could effect it but not at all prudent to drone
But please don't edit or delete your comment because you were wrong. No point in anyone being ashamed for not thinking about that aspect because 99.9% of everyone is getting this wrong and with people reading these comments need to know that everyone gets this wrong. I'm not the smartest person by a LONG SHOT!! But it is something I took into consideration on first thought. Not sure why noone else does ?
You sir may leave anytime you want. If your input isn't helpful for the post then CYA!! You act as if you are forced to be involved
I'm trying very hard to comprehend this. So let's not determine there's a max speed set by the ESC, let's just say its the max speed the motors are capable of which is the case once any significant wind is involved. Does that change anything in your figures? You seem to have more knowledge on this subject than anyone else I've spoken to so to me at this point, your knowledge is vital to me. At least for the moment if you are correct. I will definitely look further into your theory or knowledge. I never take any one person's word on any matter so if you are correct please don't fault me questioning you. Its just an instinctive trait not to trust anyone one person's word on a matter at least someone I don't know but I can admit it does sound like you might know what you're talking about and knowledgeable so if you are correct then THANK YOU SO MUCH for your comment.
My thinking is/was this... lets say you put a radar gun in position that could capture this,, so hypothetically speaking here.. which I'm pretty sure and assuming measures ground speed, so using that radar gun and firing a long thin very pointy armor piercing bullet thats would, in no wind would be coming out of the barrel at lets say 4,000FPS into a headwind of 4,000FPS. Would that bullet stop in its tracks at the end of the barrel and drop to the ground? I would find that very hard to believe if so. Better yet... lets say its fired into a 3,000fps headwind would that mean the bullet would immediately upon leaving the barrel slow to 1,000fps? Because what I do understand about all this is that if you fired a slug round with the same bullet weight but a third of the first bullets length but fatter with 100 times bigger face point as the armor piercing bullet. I know for sure that wind would slow down the slug far more and far faster than the first bullet simply because of the surface area and drag that the wind puts on the 2 bullets face points. This was my whole reasoning behind my assumption.
But not succeeding.
And he said exactly the same thing I did and post #29 too.
You got that correct ... you don't know and you don't know enough to understand the correct answer when it's explained to you.
Yes, aerodynamics and atmospheric conditions have an effect on drag thereby affecting max airspeed. The available propulsive power will also affect max airspeed. But you're comparing apples and oranges. A DJI Inspire is sleeker and more powerful than a Mavic Mini. Hence the Inspire (armour piercing) can achieve a greater maximum airspeed than a Mavic Mini (fat slug). Their speeds are different, but each of them under fixed atmospheric conditions have their own fixed maximum airspeed, regardless of whether they're flying North, South, East or West.
You have a great point here as well... I thought for sure I had to be correct with just the understanding of drag and surface area. I appoligize to everyone!! And just because thats just who am, I will do that to everyone individually as well. So You better correct with this ?? thank you for your contribution here. A little embarrassed maybe but im man enough to face it when I'm wrong or i have wronged others. I actually thought I was helping tho
A bullet is not a good analogy because it only accelerates while it's in the barrel. After it leaves the barrel, there is no more thrust, so it just slows down depending on its aerodynamic drag. An aircraft is a different matter: Given the maximum thrust of its motor(s), any aircraft will accelerate through the air until the drag exactly equals that thrust, and that will be its maximum airspeed.
I suggest you read your original post again!
You haven't understood the basic principles. Aerodynamics is never in the equation. It's so far from it and until you realize that you will never understand the rest.
