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[-] Bitswap@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

Honestly, I'm not upto date on the goals of this mission, but I really like thinking about a quadcopter (or dual quad) flying around on titan.

[-] Plibbert@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 year ago

So have we found drugs in Mars dust?

[-] JubBurnsRed53@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Is that an actual ornithopter?

[-] reattach@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

NASA website says it's a dual-quadcopter

[-] Zunon@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

what's the difference between a dual-quadcopter and an octocopter?

[-] FaceDeer@kbin.social 6 points 1 year ago

The arrangement of the propellers. In this case there are four supports and there's two propellers on each support (one above, one below).

[-] JubBurnsRed53@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

You know, I just made a dumb comment about Dune, but I'm happy I learned things about helicopters too.

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