Hexacopters

Hexacopters are drones with six motors.

Theoretically, hexa-copters are not just more stable (over four-motor design – quadcopters) but also should offer some redundancy on motor failure.

Hexa-copter drone

Usually hexacopters are used for commercial applications like aerial filming.

Thanks to the six-motor design, they are more powerful allowing greater payload.

Hexacopters news and Hexacopter review

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Can I fly with one dead motor?

Blade Detonator - August 26, 2014

Can I fly my quadcopter with one propeller or motor loss? Usually the answer is No! For redundancy you will need at least a hexacopter but, the best for motor or prop failsafe operations are the octacopters. In the YouTube video below you can see what happens if you lose one propeller of your quadcopter. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsHryqnvyYA Thanks for the new quadrocopter failsafe algorithm, the aircraft can recovery after propeller or...

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