Re:DJI FPV
by sonium on Wednesday March 03, 2021 @04:42AM
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Why is the flight time at 40km/h roughly 1.4 times hovering time? One would expect drag reduces the efficiency...
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It's the same thing with helicopters, they need more power to hover than to fly forwards. It's called translational lift. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Translational_lift