A student says his dorm-built Reaper jet drone hit 491 mph
Tomas Salvo, who describes Reaper as his college dorm project, posted on X on Oct. 30, 2026 that his Reaper jet-powered drones hit 790 km/h (491 mph) while carrying a 1.2 kg (2.6 lb) payload. He says three Reapers are now the world's fastest small jet-powered drones and that each can hold that speed for four minutes on a full tank. According to Salvo, Reaper launches from a rail or a truck, climbs to 2,000 m (6,600 ft) in under 20 seconds, and flies 50 km (31 miles) at full speed. He expects small changes to push it past 800 km/h.
What hasn't been confirmed
These are his own numbers. The post includes photos and a video, but no independent timing or record body has confirmed the speed so far.
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