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> "an airplane trying to hover without these mechanisms would be essentially uncontrolled. it would almost certainly spin like a top" Controlled prop hanging i
by jmulho 11y ago
> "an airplane trying to hover without these mechanisms would be essentially uncontrolled. it would almost certainly spin like a top"
Controlled prop hanging is done all the time with RC planes. Example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAtByLuzXpI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAtByLuzXpI
- lujim 11y agoRC Planes have ridiculously high power to weight ratios which are unrealistic by full scale standards. They use small bursts of near full throttle power to move air across the (oversized) flight control surfaces. Full size planes just torque roll uncontrollably when they get near zero airspeed. Although with a giant engine and propeller and some gigantic control surfaces who knows.