Electric tail rotor; an alternative?

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Originally Posted by JohnDixson

Are the proposed electric tilt-rotor designs cross-shafted?

I don't know for sure but I doubt it. I assumed they rely on the multiple motors for redundancy, but I could be wrong.

Here's a bit more info on the RR one which they say could be flying in the early to mid 2020s.

https://robbreport.com/motors/aviati...rough-2806843/

And NASA.

https://data.nasa.gov/dataset/Hybrid...enge/6x4v-g98n