Not at the same weight. In aviation in general and drone aviation in particular, weight is king. Lowering your weight while keeping other factors constant will increase your speed and range.
Keep in mind, that for turbines to deliver the speed boost commonly associated with them, you need a combustion to happen. So suddenly you have to lug around a fuel system and tank.
That’s why props are the better choice until you enter a much higher weight class.
Why does it have 4 props? Wouldn’t 4 turbines be faster?
Not at the same weight. In aviation in general and drone aviation in particular, weight is king. Lowering your weight while keeping other factors constant will increase your speed and range.
Keep in mind, that for turbines to deliver the speed boost commonly associated with them, you need a combustion to happen. So suddenly you have to lug around a fuel system and tank.
That’s why props are the better choice until you enter a much higher weight class.
These are disposable, they have to be cheap and fast to make.
More weight perhaps? I dont know the exchange rate of props to turbines, but if its anything like an unladen swallows air-speed velocity why not?