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1 posted on 05/28/2021 7:45:21 AM PDT by Red Badger
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To: MtnClimber; SunkenCiv

Ingenuity Ping!.......................


2 posted on 05/28/2021 7:46:07 AM PDT by Red Badger (Jesus said there is no marriage in Heaven. That's why they call it Heaven.....................)
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To: Red Badger

Why does our government only report seeing UFOs on Earth and not on Mars?

Even WE are sending flying things to Mars for half a century...


3 posted on 05/28/2021 7:46:34 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (Lean on Joe Biden to follow Donald Trump's example and donate his annual salary to charity.)
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To: Red Badger

It’s amazing to me that this helicopter can generate enough lift to fly on Mars being that the Martian atmosphere is 1/100 the density of Earth. The blades must spin very fast.


5 posted on 05/28/2021 8:05:45 AM PDT by Signalman
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To: Red Badger; Fred Nerks

onboard sensors indicated the rotorcraft encountered roll and pitch excursions of more than 20 degrees, large control inputs, and spikes in power consumption.” >>>>>>>>>>>>

Ingenuity is not alone. Third party interface attempt.


6 posted on 05/28/2021 8:08:49 AM PDT by Candor7 ((Obama Fascism:http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/05/barack_obama_the_quintessentia_1.html) )
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To: Red Badger
They need to shut off auto-update from Microsoft.

8 posted on 05/28/2021 8:49:39 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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To: Red Badger
"This behavior persisted throughout the rest of the flight. Prior to landing safely, onboard sensors indicated the rotorcraft encountered roll and pitch excursions of more than 20 degrees, large control inputs, and spikes in power consumption."

IOW, Ingenuity encountered PIO -- pilot-induced oscillations.

11 posted on 05/28/2021 9:11:19 AM PDT by Ol' Dan Tucker (For 'tis the sport to have the engineer hoist with his own petard., -- Hamlet, Act 3, Scene 4)
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