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Old 31st Mar 2024, 11:55
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Originally Posted by Wide Mouth Frog
Robbiee, you'll like this one.

Sitting in my helicopter on a wild day with rotors running, my AI showed every heave and toss of the ship. My rotor stayed locked in its plane parallel to the deck. The AI is a gyro, the rotor is no!
This is a bit misleading, the AI is in a gimbal where the helicopter and rotor system is fixed to the deck.

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