World’s Fastest Drone: YouTuber Beats Previous Record at Nearly 300mph with Custom-Made Flyer

A new world record was set by a South African YouTuber, enlisting the help of his father, to create the World's Fastest Drone, which was recently inducted into Guinness World Records.

It could fly at mind-boggling speeds of almost 300 miles per hour, easily beating the previous world record holder, Red Bull.

World's Fastest Drone: YouTuber Creates 300mph Custom Flyer

Guinness previously recorded Luke and Mike Bell's development as the World's Fastest Drone, a feat the father-and-son duo achieved on April 21 in Western Cape, South Africa.

The world record team verified that this remote-controlled quadcopter recorded whopping speeds of 298.47 miles per hour or 480.23 kilometers per hour on that day.

Guinness shared that Luke, the YouTube content creator, is fascinated by flying drones and wanted to make one that can go incredibly fast.

During the test, Guinness said that the duo made various speed runs in opposite directions to fight the wind and achieve the maximum RPM of its propeller.

Beating the Previous World Record Saw Fiery Challenges

Luke Bell recently shared their journey in making the world's fastest drone on his YouTube channel, detailing the happenings from the beginning, conceptualizing it to 3D printing and creating the body, programming the drone, and finally flying it.

However, while this seemed like smooth sailing, the Bells shared its fair share of challenges, including fiery ones, especially as the drone would catch ablaze for flying at massive speeds.

The good thing is that they were able to fix the issue and went on to set the world record, beating Red Bull's previous record set last February.

World Records in the World of Tech

"Records are made to be broken," says many who are believing in innovation and further technological development to the current tech, with various aspects of the industry seeing marveling novelties developed by innovators.

One example would be the World's Fastest Limousine, built from a Ferrari 360 Moderna that can go from 0 to 60mph in only six seconds.

In the world of technology, there are massive innovations created by researchers and teams to set a global standard for all, and a company named Agility Robotics also broke records with their bot.

Meet Cassie, the bipedal robot that previously set the Guinness World Record for a machine capable of completing a 100-meter dash and running a 5-kilometer distance.

In the world of technology, innovations are expected to come rapidly from various companies, startups, and innovators who want to share their capabilities.

The Bells recently did that when they created and set the new Guinness World Record for the fastest drone, capable of leaving behind an F1 car in a sprint.