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  • Lift + cruise

    • Electrical needs:

      • Design/source a controller that stops the props at a particuar angle to minimize drag during horizontal flight

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  • Tilt rotor 

    • Needs large props

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Things I recall from comp

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  • One soln is what Carleton did with its raised/triangle rear stabiliserstabilizer on their craft, “Apogee“, decreasing wind effects and making the line centre of mass angled. The rear motor did not have to do as much. 

    • Note that Carleton’s craft was really light. Don’t turn with too small a radius at high speed or the craft will be ripped apart in mid-air.

  • Side note: Guy from Lockheed mentioned that winged mode flight requires a forward center of mass to prevent pitching backwards

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