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Re:Drone Physics by elictronic on Saturday July 04, 2026 @09:47PM (#48790627)
He specifically says if the motors independently tilt. This is active control. The Rocket pendulum fallacy is only valid for systems requiring passive stability.

Tandem rotor helicopters exist.

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Re:Drone Physics by montymintypie on Sunday July 05, 2026 @12:44AM (#48791323)
Rockets also have active control via gimballing motors. Bicopters tilt their motors to control pitch and yaw, roll is still governed by motor speed.

I was arguing against the COG of the payload, not of the existence of bicopters entirely.

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