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Luke Bell and his father Mike Bell from South Africa set a world record by creating the fastest battery-powered quadcopter. The custom-made drone reached a speed of 480.23 km/h. Guinness World Records has confirmed that enthusiasts have achieved the “fastest speed using a battery-powered remote control quadcopter.”
Luke describes building a drone as his most challenging project. Since the start of testing the Peregrine 2 drone's battery, small fires have occurred due to the high current, which heats the battery up to 130°C. Motor wires also caught fire during full load testing.
After 3D printing the final model and assembling all the parts, Luke made his first flight, which caused another fire. This failure almost caused him to abandon the project, but he decided to redo all the parts and try again. After more months of trial and error, he completed a successful flight, but it was not a record-breaking one. This meant even more improvements to the drone, more powerful motors and other tweaks to achieve maximum speed.
- The world speed record was recorded in two hundred-meter runs and amounted to 480.23 km/h.
The previous drone, billed as the world's fastest camera drone, was created by Dutch UAV manufacturer Dutch Drone Gods together with Red Bull. The camera-equipped Red Bull Drone 1 reached speeds of over 350 km/h and was tasked with keeping up with Formula 1 car Max Verstappen during the race. It is noticeable that the Peregrine 2 is very similar in shape and aerodynamics to the Red Bull Drone 1.
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The new record comes very close to the big mandrel, which its manufacturers also call the fastest in the world. The Huntress II drone from WaveAerospace from the USA, equipped with a jet engine, reaches a speed of 483 km/h. This is a large four-meter apparatus weighing 50 kg. Unlike smaller competitors whose batteries run out in minutes, the Huntress II is quite durable and can fly for up to two hours at an altitude of 6 km.
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