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lota-putty
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It Shouldn't Be This Hard to Responsibly Fly a Dro...
OT: Why don't most quad-copters/toy-drones come with blade protection that also duct* air flow for better thrust?
* tighter clearances
https://img.eachine.com/eachine/products/original/201707/149...
snovv_crash
on Sept 8, 2019
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Because during forward flight the inlet of the duct leads to turbulence on and shadowing of the blades, drastically reducing their efficiency.
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* tighter clearances
https://img.eachine.com/eachine/products/original/201707/149...