<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div></div><div>It was a pun 🙄 I see it didn’t fly over your head 😉</div><div><br></div><div>My apologies for failing to reply to the list in the original message. Thanks to Jason for passing it along. </div><div><br></div><div>Jon</div><div><br>On Jun 6, 2018, at 12:41 PM, Darcy Whyte <<a href="mailto:darcy@inventorartist.com">darcy@inventorartist.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div dir="ltr">Is that a pun? :)<br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><br><div><div><br></div><div><div>--</div><div>Darcy Whyte</div><div><br></div><div>Art+ <a href="http://inventorartist.com/" target="_blank">inventorArtist.com</a> | Makerspace <a href="http://hack613.com" target="_blank">hack613.com</a> | Aviation <a href="http://rubber-power.com/" target="_blank">rubber-power.com</a></div><div>Contact: <a href="mailto:darcy@inventorArtist.com" target="_blank"><b>darcy@inventorArtist.com</b></a> | 613-563-3634 by appointment (no text)</div></div></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">On Tue, Jun 5, 2018 at 9:39 AM Jason Cobill <<a href="mailto:jason.cobill@gmail.com">jason.cobill@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div><br></div><div> Reply from Jonathan Edwards:</div><div>
<div>Planes and helicopters both require elements other than strictly
the propulsion system to control their direction. With quadcopters, the
propulsion system and steering system are one in the same. No flaps,
nothing to have to tilt, simply vary how quickly each of the four
propellers is spinning. </div><div><br></div><div>That simplicity, coupled with the fact that they are incredibly agile yet stable flying machines are why I think they took off. </div><div><br></div><div>Jon</div>
<br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Jun 4, 2018 at 9:40 AM, Jason Cobill <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jason.cobill@gmail.com" target="_blank">jason.cobill@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div><br></div><div> I have to make sure to pick one of these up - Time Magazine's latest edition examines the impact of drones on a number of contexts - border security, environmental conservation, military strategy, emergency relief efforts, and hollywood film-making.</div><div> I feel like the breadth of the topic really demonstrates how a broadly accessible tool can have incredible impact in unexpected domains - both for good and bad, and I find that really fascinating.<br></div><div><br></div><div> <a href="http://time.com/collection/drones/" target="_blank">http://time.com/collection/drones/</a></div><div><br></div><div> Question: Does anyone have an intuition about why quad-copters became such a successful chassis? Remote control planes (move too fast for cameras?) and helicopters (too shaky? too difficult to fly?) have been around for a long time, and hobbyist RC aircraft technology is moving along at a brisk pace. (Tiny jet engines are so cool! <a href="http://www.chiefaircraft.com/radio-control/turbine-engines/jetcat.html" target="_blank">http://www.chiefaircraft.com/radio-control/turbine-engines/jetcat.html</a> ) I expect more diversity in drone designs but quad-copters seem to have an overwhelming share of the consumer market.<span class="m_-7578440894544329142HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br></font></span></div><span class="m_-7578440894544329142HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><div><br></div><div> -Jason<br></div></font></span></div>
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