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Collective pitch thrust vectoring | Hack a Day
“The RC plane shown above is hovering in that position. And that’s about the least impressive thing it can do. … So what exactly is Collective Pitch Thrust Vectoring anyway? Put simply, it’s like strapping a helicopter rotor to the front of a plane.”
John Payne‘s insight:
This amazing performance is done using radio control. Imagine what an on-board controller could do!
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