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Re:Due to blade damage, Mars Helicopter Ingenuity will not f... by imglorp on Thursday January 25, 2024 @04:04PM (#39135266)
Everything about the mission provided valuable data: especially that damaged blade. Failure modes are useful. Next, it might be useful to try flying anyway.

If not, they still have running cameras, sensors and computer, until Perseverance moves out of range.

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Re:Due to blade damage, Mars Helicopter Ingenuity will not f... by ragebol on Thursday January 25, 2024 @04:15PM (#39135405)
The rotors will be unbalanced (even if the other side also broke off, chances of the same amount breaking of are as remote as the thing itself), so it will vibrate and probably tip over if it spins too hard
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Re:Due to blade damage, Mars Helicopter Ingenuity will not f... by imglorp on Friday January 26, 2024 @10:51AM (#39144022)
Sure, but that will be more data than guessing and not trying.
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Re:Due to blade damage, Mars Helicopter Ingenuity will not f... by HeyLaughingBoy on Friday January 26, 2024 @03:08PM (#39147516)
It's math about physics (actually mechanical/aerospace engineering), not a guess.
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