{"id":14579,"date":"2014-05-19T15:38:20","date_gmt":"2014-05-19T14:38:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/?p=14579"},"modified":"2014-05-19T15:50:04","modified_gmt":"2014-05-19T14:50:04","slug":"video-drone-flies-over-the-worlds-tallest-building-the-burj-khalifa-in-dubai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/video-drone-flies-over-the-worlds-tallest-building-the-burj-khalifa-in-dubai\/","title":{"rendered":"Video drone flies over the world&#8217;s tallest building, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"14581\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/video-drone-flies-over-the-worlds-tallest-building-the-burj-khalifa-in-dubai\/drone-burj-khalifa-dubai\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/drone-burj-khalifa-dubai.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"620,300\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Video drone flies over the world&amp;#8217;s tallest building, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/drone-burj-khalifa-dubai.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14581\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/drone-burj-khalifa-dubai.jpg\" alt=\"Video drone flies over the world's tallest building, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai\" width=\"620\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/drone-burj-khalifa-dubai.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/drone-burj-khalifa-dubai-300x145.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Sit \u00a0back and watch this incredible footage of a drone cam flying over the tip of the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Burj_Khalifa\" target=\"_blank\">Burj Khalifa<\/a> in Dubai &#8211; the tallest human-made\u00a0structure in the world.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"14580\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/video-drone-flies-over-the-worlds-tallest-building-the-burj-khalifa-in-dubai\/drone-burj-khalifa-dubai-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/drone-burj-khalifa-dubai-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"619,316\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Video drone flies over the world&amp;#8217;s tallest building, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/drone-burj-khalifa-dubai-1.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14580\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/drone-burj-khalifa-dubai-1.jpg\" alt=\"Video drone flies over the world's tallest building, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai\" width=\"619\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/drone-burj-khalifa-dubai-1.jpg 619w, https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/drone-burj-khalifa-dubai-1-300x153.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 619px) 100vw, 619px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Standing\u00a0at 829.8 m (2,722 ft) tall, the\u00a0Burj Khalifa is located\u00a0in downtown Dubai and can claim a clutch of awards [<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Burj_Khalifa#Records\" target=\"_blank\">&#8212;<\/a>]:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tallest existing structure: 829.8\u00a0m (2,722\u00a0ft) (previously\u00a0<a style=\"color: #0b0080;\" title=\"KVLY-TV mast\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/KVLY-TV_mast\">KVLY-TV mast<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 628.8\u00a0m or 2,063\u00a0ft)<\/li>\n<li>Tallest structure ever built: 829.8\u00a0m (2,722\u00a0ft) (previously\u00a0<a style=\"color: #0b0080;\" title=\"Warsaw radio mast\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Warsaw_radio_mast\">Warsaw radio mast<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 646.38\u00a0m or 2,121\u00a0ft)<\/li>\n<li>Tallest freestanding structure: 829.8\u00a0m (2,722\u00a0ft) (previously\u00a0<a style=\"color: #0b0080;\" title=\"CN Tower\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/CN_Tower\">CN Tower<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 553.3\u00a0m or 1,815\u00a0ft)<\/li>\n<li>Tallest skyscraper (to top of\u00a0<a style=\"color: #0b0080;\" title=\"Spire\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Spire\">spire<\/a>): 829.8\u00a0m (2,722\u00a0ft) (previously\u00a0<a style=\"color: #0b0080;\" title=\"Taipei 101\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Taipei_101\">Taipei 101<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 509.2\u00a0m or 1,671\u00a0ft)<\/li>\n<li>Tallest skyscraper to top of antenna: 829.8\u00a0m (2,722\u00a0ft) (previously the\u00a0<a style=\"color: #0b0080;\" title=\"Willis Tower\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Willis_Tower\">Willis (formerly Sears) Tower<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 527\u00a0m or 1,729\u00a0ft)<\/li>\n<li>Building with most\u00a0<a style=\"color: #0b0080;\" title=\"Storey\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Storey\">floors<\/a>: 163 (previously\u00a0<a style=\"color: #0b0080;\" title=\"World Trade Center\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_Trade_Center\">World Trade Center<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 110)<\/li>\n<li>Building with world&#8217;s highest occupied floor: 584.5\u00a0m (1,918\u00a0ft)<sup id=\"cite_ref-constweek_16-0\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup><\/li>\n<li>World&#8217;s highest\u00a0<a style=\"color: #0b0080;\" title=\"Elevator\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Elevator\">elevator<\/a>\u00a0installation (situated inside a rod at the very top of the building)<\/li>\n<li>World&#8217;s longest travel distance elevators: 504m (1,654\u00a0ft)<\/li>\n<li>Highest vertical\u00a0<a style=\"color: #0b0080;\" title=\"Concrete pump\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Concrete_pump\">concrete pumping<\/a>\u00a0(for a building): 606\u00a0m (1,988\u00a0ft)<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"mw-redirect\" style=\"color: #0b0080;\" title=\"World's tallest structures\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World%27s_tallest_structures\">World&#8217;s tallest structure<\/a>\u00a0that includes residential space<\/li>\n<li>World&#8217;s second highest outdoor\u00a0<a style=\"color: #0b0080;\" title=\"Observation deck\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Observation_deck\">observation deck<\/a>: 124th floor at 452\u00a0m (1,483\u00a0ft)<span style=\"font-size: 11px;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0When it first opened, the observation deck was the highest outdoor observation deck in the World, but it has since been surpassed by Cloud Top 488 on top of\u00a0<a style=\"color: #0b0080;\" title=\"Canton Tower\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Canton_Tower\">Canton Tower<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>World&#8217;s highest installation of an\u00a0<a style=\"color: #0b0080;\" title=\"Aluminium\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aluminium\">aluminium<\/a>\u00a0and glass fa\u00e7ade: 512\u00a0m (1,680\u00a0ft)<\/li>\n<li>World&#8217;s highest\u00a0<a style=\"color: #0b0080;\" title=\"Nightclub\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nightclub\">nightclub<\/a>: 144th floor<\/li>\n<li>World&#8217;s highest\u00a0<a style=\"color: #0b0080;\" title=\"Restaurant\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Restaurant\">restaurant<\/a>\u00a0(<i>At.mosphere<\/i>): 122nd floor at 442\u00a0m (1,450\u00a0ft) (previously\u00a0<i>360<\/i>, at a height of 350\u00a0m (1,148\u00a0ft) in CN Tower)<sup id=\"cite_ref-27\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup><\/li>\n<li>World&#8217;s highest\u00a0<a style=\"color: #0b0080;\" title=\"New Year\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/New_Year\">New Year<\/a>\u00a0display of\u00a0<a style=\"color: #0b0080;\" title=\"Fireworks\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fireworks\">fireworks<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>World&#8217;s second highest\u00a0<a style=\"color: #0b0080;\" title=\"Swimming pool\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Swimming_pool\">swimming pool<\/a>: 76th floor(world&#8217;s highest swimming pool is located on 118th floor of Ritz-Carlton Hotel at\u00a0<a style=\"color: #0b0080;\" title=\"International Commerce Centre\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/International_Commerce_Centre\">International Commerce Centre<\/a>,\u00a0<a style=\"color: #0b0080;\" title=\"Hong Kong\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hong_Kong\">Hong Kong<\/a>).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"14582\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/video-drone-flies-over-the-worlds-tallest-building-the-burj-khalifa-in-dubai\/drone-burj-khalifa-dubai-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/drone-burj-khalifa-dubai-2.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"620,356\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Video drone flies over the world&amp;#8217;s tallest building, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/drone-burj-khalifa-dubai-2.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14582\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/drone-burj-khalifa-dubai-2.jpg\" alt=\"Video drone flies over the world's tallest building, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai\" width=\"620\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/drone-burj-khalifa-dubai-2.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/drone-burj-khalifa-dubai-2-300x172.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Before you start dusting off your Maplins discount drone and heading off to the nearest skyscraper, you should be aware\u00a0that the average\u00a0<span style=\"color: #3e433e;\">drone can only manage about 165 feet before getting a terminal case of vertigo.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"735\" height=\"414\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fYfhFpCG0ok?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-GB&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p>Team BlackSheep &#8211; the folk who made this stunning video &#8211; employed <a style=\"color: #089e00;\" href=\"http:\/\/team-blacksheep.com\/products\/product:98\" target=\"_blank\">the TBS Discovery<\/a><span style=\"color: #3e433e;\">, a special drone with a range of up to three kilometres. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3e433e;\">None of their links seem to be working at the moment, but when they;re working you should be able to find out more here:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>AIRFRAME: TBS Discovery PRO<br \/>\n\u25ba\u00a0<a class=\"yt-uix-redirect-link\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"color: #1b7fcc;\" title=\"http:\/\/www.team-blacksheep.com\/discopro\" href=\"http:\/\/www.team-blacksheep.com\/discopro\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.team-blacksheep.com\/discopro<\/a><br \/>\n\u25ba\u00a0<a class=\"yt-uix-redirect-link\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"color: #1b7fcc;\" title=\"http:\/\/www.team-blacksheep.com\" href=\"http:\/\/www.team-blacksheep.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.team-blacksheep.com<\/a><br \/>\n\u25ba\u00a0<a class=\"yt-uix-redirect-link\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"color: #1b7fcc;\" title=\"http:\/\/www.fb.me\/teamblacksheep\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fb.me\/teamblacksheep\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.fb.me\/teamblacksheep<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sit \u00a0back and watch this incredible footage of a drone cam flying over the tip of the\u00a0Burj Khalifa in Dubai &#8211; the tallest human-made\u00a0structure in the 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