This is new. This is the MantaRay Prototype. Much larger (1230mm). O.S.105 nitro motor and 325mm blades on each half of the rotor. The Stingray (smaller) proved we could maintain stable flight with collective pitch and a single motor. 3D is just an awesome bi-product and we can turn sharper in pylon racing and event courses. Now that we know we can use a single motor, we can scale up the machine to handle larger gasoline or possibly turbine drive-trains. Imagine search and rescue or surveying with camera on a platform that can stay in the air for hours. Folding blades cause less damage than props in the event of a crash, and this will have many options for recovery. So while the machine is only as safe as the pilot, this is still a much more stable platform than anything modelers and industries have had up to this point.
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This is new. This is the MantaRay Prototype. Much larger (1230mm). O.S.105 nitro motor and 325mm blades on each half of the rotor. The Stingray (smaller) proved we could maintain stable flight with collective pitch and a single motor. 3D is just an awesome bi-product and we can turn sharper in pylon racing and event courses. Now that we know we can use a single motor, we can scale up the machine to handle larger gasoline or possibly turbine drive-trains. Imagine search and rescue or surveying with camera on a platform that can stay in the air for hours. Folding blades cause less damage than props in the event of a crash, and this will have many options for recovery. So while the machine is only as safe as the pilot, this is still a much more stable platform than anything modelers and industries have had up to this point.