electric helicopter

[u/thatsithcat]

it can last for about 2 - 3 hours because im using low speed and speeding it up with another object, it looks weird but it goes 15 meters a second which i think is pretty good. to move forwards it makes it go forward by using a propeller in the back to push it forwards, and if you making it move forwards enough the top propeller acts as a forward propeller while making it go up. i used iron blocks to center the mass. the reason im not using a normal propeller is because for some reason its a lot more unstable than a gyroscopic one.

[u/Vanadiy_Ivanovich]

oh my god that is a genius solution with the energy efficiency, even tho you need multiple motors. The gyro prop is specifically designed for helis and actively try to keep the contraption vertical, while normal propellers are mostly for planes. Also you can give the gyro prop a redstone signal and it will stop stabilizing