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It's been a while but in this very comm someone posted pictures of a quadcopter drone with a 41.4 km drum. I'll try to dig it up.
Here's one https://sopuli.xyz/post/21919901, it was a hexacopter, not quad.
And in my search I also came across these links:
https://en.defence-ua.com/industries/ukrainians_made_an_fpv_with_fiber_optic_cord_stretching_for_41_km-13327.html
https://defensefeeds.com/analysis/how-do-fiber-optic-drones-work/
And finally here is even a demo video:
It seems fiber works fine even on manoeuvrable drones.
That's crazy! Thanks for the links, it's fascinating. Fiber technology has really passed me by.