> Saying this because I remember that, when I was a kid, my RC-plane (which took weeks and $$ to build) crashed 1.8 seconds after the first take-off attempt Th

> Saying this because I remember that, when I was a kid, my RC-plane (which took weeks and $$ to build) crashed 1.8 seconds after the first take-off attempt This made me wonder if a drone gyrocopter might be a useful compromise, since they're inherently very stable. They do seem to exist but are rare[0][1]. According to the few discussions I could find on the topic, gyros are also less efficient than helicopters, so I guess that doesn't really make it a useful compromise in the context of drone range[2]. [0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPbQlRm_lvI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPbQlRm_lvI [1] https://www.rc-airplane-world.com/rc-autogyros.html https://www.rc-airplane-world.com/rc-autogyros.html [2] https://www.rotaryforum.com/threads/gyro-vs-helicopter-cruise-efficiency.17018/ https://www.rotaryforum.com/threads/gyro-vs-helicopter-cruis...