Drone breaks world speed record with 453 mph in test run

[rcjordan]

Drone breaks world speed record with 453 mph in test run — exotic sawtooth carbon fiber propeller blades one of the key advances in the Blackbird design | Tom's Hardware

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/drone-breaks-world-speed-record-with-453-mph-in-test-run-exotic-sawtooth-carbon-fiber-propeller-blades-one-of-the-key-advances-in-the-blackbird-design

[ergophobe]

Cruise missiles only go about 500 mph

Obviously ballistic missiles go much faster, they also need to fly up where radar can see them

[littleman]

That's approaching the very top speeds of the propeller planes during WW2.

[Brad]

That really is amazing.  A real breakthrough.