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> had they put similar wattage through a gearbox to say a folding prop, efficiency may have doubled (albeit an admittedly more onerous form factor) They chose
by wombatmobile 6y ago
> had they put similar wattage through a gearbox to say a folding prop, efficiency may have doubled (albeit an admittedly more onerous form factor)
They chose not to do this because the more onerous form factor results in amputation of the pilot's viscera and legs.
- h2odragon 6y ago> results in amputation of the pilot's viscera and legs. Granted, that could be an issue, but once the government contracts for production of a few thousand units such minor flaws can be addressed with a field upgrade package, barely tripling the unit cost.