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tsungxu on June 11, 2025 | parent | context | favorite | on: Show HN: I made a 3D printed VTOL drone

Aesthetics follows function in this case. And agreed VTOL is not beneficial at hobbyist scale for most because of the ease and short distances required to hand/runway launch and land an RC plane

aa-jv on June 12, 2025 [–]

>Aesthetics follows function in this case.

Not sure I agree with you here. The very same functionality can be attained with far less plastic.

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