Insane giant drone for consumers will fly at 50 mph

LAS VEGAS — Forget everything you know about the personal drone market and get ready to meet this big, badass Disco drone. It's Parrot's still-in-the-project-stage consumer wing drone that is set to put the consumer flyer market on its ear (or wing).

Looking like a cross between Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo and a glider, the black and white disco is almost a meter wide, yet weighs just 1.5 lbs.

The drone actually shares some design characteristics with Parrot's pro-level flyer, the eBee, which is marketed under the company's SenseFly subsidiary. Like that all-gray drone, the Disco is made of a plastic carbon composite frame and a strengthened foam. Read more...