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NASA Authorizes Dragonfly Mission to Proceed With Estimated 2028 Launch Readiness Date (www.jhuapl.edu)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Is that an actual ornithopter?

[โ€“] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)

NASA website says it's a dual-quadcopter

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

what's the difference between a dual-quadcopter and an octocopter?

[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

The arrangement of the propellers. In this case there are four supports and there's two propellers on each support (one above, one below).

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

You know, I just made a dumb comment about Dune, but I'm happy I learned things about helicopters too.