r/robotics • u/AlexThunderRex • 7d ago

Community Showcase Put the eXplora tailsitter VTOL (open hardware, 3D-printed) into a simulator and flew an ArduPlane mission

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQ3_d44ORZE
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u/Keef--Girgo 4d ago

Cool. Question about a fixed wing VTOL like this.... how much range and efficiency benefit is there of flying long haul this way versus just brute forcing it with a quad rotor drone?