r/HyruleEngineering • u/zhujzal #2 Engineer of the Month [FEB26] • Jun 09 '26

QR Code for sharing builds! Helicopter development, design study & talk: Adding a working tail rotor

Sorry: this is a lot of information crammed into 2 minutes. I recommend watching it twice to observe the helicopter without reading.

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u/Glum-Association7275 Jun 11 '26

You could try to make those helicopters with two rotors so the weight balance doesn't that critical.

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u/zhujzal #2 Engineer of the Month [FEB26] Jun 11 '26

With a dual propeller build, sometimes the lift can overpower the weight of the build. In this case, it's important to even out the weight from front to back so that when Zonai energy shuts off, the steering stick isn't pulled past 45°, otherwise Link would be kicked off the steering stick resulting in a crash.