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> At a minimum, they should spin slower and/or strain the motor more for the same RPM. Maybe I'm completely off base. Only when adjusting RPM. At constant RPM
by SkyPuncher 4y ago
> At a minimum, they should spin slower and/or strain the motor more for the same RPM. Maybe I'm completely off base.
Only when adjusting RPM. At constant RPM, a heavier properly will actually reduce impulses to the motor.
- someweirdperson 4y agoSomeone simply needs to invent a motor that provides constant torque through a full revolution. To control the amount of thrust changeable rpm is needed, or a changeable geometry, like pitch. I imagine the latter wouldn't be easy with the toroidal propellers.
- eurasiantiger 4y agoYou could mount each toroidal blade on an angled pivot and use rpm control to change the pitch. This enables thrust vectoring.
- taneq 4y agoThis might be what you're referring to, but Tom Stanton built a swashplateless 4 axis R/C helicopter (albeit not with toroidal blades) based on this principle: https://youtu.be/d80oXSCcHTk https://youtu.be/d80oXSCcHTk