Gwalior: A student innovator at the Scindia School in Madhya Pradesh's Gwalior has claimed to have developed a heavy-duty drone able to carry a human being up to 80 kg weight after being inspired by the drone technology of neighbouring country China.
Medhansh Trivedi of the Scindia school has developed the drone named MLDT 01 at a cost of Rs 3.5 lakh. It took Medhansh three months to develop the drone.
Inspired By Chinese Drone Technology
In a special conversation with ETV Bharat, Medhansh said, "I got the inspiration to make this drone after seeing the drones of China. My teacher Manoj Mishra has helped me a lot technically along with motivation to develop the drone."
About Human Carrying Drone MLDT 01
Medhansh said that the 45 horsepower drone can fly continuously in the air for 6 minutes at a speed of 60 kmph and can carry a person weighing 80 kg. The drone 1.8 meters long with an equal width is currently being flown only up to a height of 10 meters for safety concerns. The drone MLDT 01 has four motors used in agricultural drones as per Medhansh.
Student Innovator Impresses Union Minister, ISRO Chief
During the foundation day celebrations of Scindia School, Union Minister and school patron Jyotiraditya Scindia and ISRO Chief, S Somanath also praised Medhansh for developing the human carrying drone.
Future Dreams
Medhansh said that after arranging funding, he will try to launch the drone in a hybrid mode. “In future, I will make drones useful for common people which can be used to carry goods, transport a person to another place and in agriculture," he said. Medhansh also wants to set up an air taxi company and a cheap helicopter for the people.
A Proud Teacher
Medhansh's teacher Manoj Mishra is all praises for his innovative student. Mishra said that Medhansh has had a knack for innovations right since class 7.
“With the aim of doing something different, he used to take information about new inventions. I also make models myself. After seeing these models and after seeing the human carrying drone of China, he got inspired to make this drone," Mishra said.
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