Variable-pitch rotors are arranged to minimize aerodynamic interference between them.
Credit: JAXA
JAXA Improves Multicopter eVTOL Efficiency Japanese researchers are studying the design for a multicopter electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing air taxi that uses the lift-offset rotor concept to improve aerodynamic efficiency in the cruise. Development of the multirotor lift offset (MLRO) concept...
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