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Re:Show HN: I made a 3D printed VTOL drone by rpigab on Wednesday June 11, 2025 @11:01AM (#44248390)
Funny nitpick, this definition applies to most drones, because most drones sold are x-copters and do not have wings, they always take-off and land vertically.

This should be "a 3D printed winged VTOL drone"

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Re:Show HN: I made a 3D printed VTOL drone by tsungxu on Wednesday June 11, 2025 @05:11PM (#44251848)
Yeah it's a strange term because it probably originated relative to fixed wing planes. Ie a VTOL plane. But now multicopters are the predominant species so VTOL can sound redundant to most drone builders today.
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