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[โ€“] Bitswap@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

Honestly, I'm not upto date on the goals of this mission, but I really like thinking about a quadcopter (or dual quad) flying around on titan.

[โ€“] Plibbert@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 years ago

So have we found drugs in Mars dust?

[โ€“] JubBurnsRed53@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Is that an actual ornithopter?

[โ€“] reattach@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (2 children)

NASA website says it's a dual-quadcopter

[โ€“] Zunon@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

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

[โ€“] FaceDeer@kbin.social 5 points 2 years 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€“] JubBurnsRed53@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

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