Quad with Variable Pitch props

[PeterLester]

I think this guy is on to something!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1FqV36oEYE

Would be nice though to get rid of the gear system and replace with one ESC to drive all motors at the same variable speed.

Comments please!:apathy:

Potential benefits?

Inverted flight capability?
Prop Counter-rotation or reverse pitch in event of motor failure?
Improved MR stability during MR decent?

 

[PeterLester]

Another possibility without gearing.....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAopB_xKIH0

But how does one control yaw?

 

[ChrisViperM]

Great stuff, looks really promising.....thanks for posting


....but I always have DennyR's voice in the back of my head: "....get a single rotor heli....get a single rotor heli........get a single rotor heli...."



Chris

 

[CrashMaster]

It is about to go onto the market Curt Youngblood has been playing with variable pitch quads for some time:- http://curtisyoungblood.com/V2/content/stingray