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What if I slow down midair, let the nose drop and then go full reverse? Like a helicopter. Sure, it will spin uncontrollably, but I would be hovering.
by Etheryte 11y ago
What if I slow down midair, let the nose drop and then go full reverse? Like a helicopter. Sure, it will spin uncontrollably, but I would be hovering.
- ultimoo 11y agoReading another post[1], it appears that the drone will reject maneuvers that could crash it. "During the flight, the autopilot prevents any false maneuver which could bring the flying wing down." [1] http://www.theverge.com/2016/1/4/10711178/new-parrot-disco-drone-announced-ces-2016 http://www.theverge.com/2016/1/4/10711178/new-parrot-disco-d...
- c54 11y agoThink of it like a propeller plane: the prop is enough to pull the thing forward but it doesn't generate more thrust than the weight of the plane (thrust generated by the prop + the lift generated by the wings gets the plane in the air) all of this attempting to have the prop helicopter the plane in the air is called a 'stall
- baddox 11y agoThis airframe is unlikely to have that capability, but so-called "3D flying" is a very well-established niche in the RC model aircraft hobby. Start at 5:15 for an exciting transition from fast flight into steady hovering (note that yaw from the propeller can be corrected for): http://youtu.be/DDyRpiv5_ps http://youtu.be/DDyRpiv5_ps I haven't seen this much, but people have put collective pitch propellers on 3D models to support fast thrust reversing: http://youtu.be/6YkkZw9GVaU http://youtu.be/6YkkZw9GVaU Full-scale stunt planes can hover too: http://youtu.be/qvXGATdWhEk http://youtu.be/qvXGATdWhEk