This research takes tandem-propeller interaction out of the wind tunnel and into a flight-capable multirotor platform. The work validates whether the efficiency trends observed in controlled laboratory studies remain visible once the configuration is exposed to real vehicle operation, onboard power systems, flight controls, and the disturbances of practical flight. In that sense, it serves as the bridge between aerodynamic insight and vehicle-level evidence.
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Foster, Michael, Jessica DeMoor, Sidaard Gunasekaran, and Jielong Cai. "Flight Test Validation of Tandem Propeller Performance With Vertical Offset." In AIAA SCITECH 2025 Forum, p. 1445. 2025. https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2025-1445
