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Kilimanjaro
on June 10, 2011
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Australian built Hoverbike prepares for takeoff
I like the concept but, can we replace a huge propeller with three or four inline and directionable small propellers for better stability?
tocomment
on June 10, 2011
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You get less thrust that way.
redthrowaway
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Also worse efficiency, more complexity, more expense, and more things to go wrong.
saulrh
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And, since this is already being steered by a computer-controlled vectored thrust system, giving it more fans won't make it any more stable in the first place. This system is plenty actuated.
Tyrant505
on June 10, 2011
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More complexity but more redundancy too.
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