This article is aimed at explaining why applying our code to Quadcopters are a good Test Platform for [flying Cars](https://hackernoon.com/tagged/flying-cars).

*   The fast pace of [drone](https://hackernoon.com/tagged/drone) market is tremendous. [DJI](http://dji.com) is launching safer, advanced and more capable drones every year.
*   Drones that were once used by Military have now become really common thanks to photographers.
*   Even Nanodrones like the [Crazyflie](https://hackernoon.com/tagged/crazyflie), now come equipped with all the electronics and [technology](https://hackernoon.com/tagged/technology) to make them a complete system.

### Types of Aircrafts:

*   Fixed Wing

![](https://hackernoon.com/hn-images/1*7p7m4FG94YUdZcRlyQHWjQ.jpeg)

Source: [http://www.boeing.com](http://www.boeing.com)

An everyday Boeing passenger plane, a F-22 Fighter jet classify as fixed wing aircrafts. These are highly efficient and are the choice for longer travel distances.

![](https://hackernoon.com/hn-images/1*j3KKFHrJI9177RsJKkdnXA.jpeg)

Source: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed\_Martin\_F-22\_Raptor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_Martin_F-22_Raptor)

*   Rotary Wing

![](https://hackernoon.com/hn-images/1*O9nTFkH1al1Z3wHE7OvnCw.jpeg)

Source: [https://www.virginexperiencedays.co.uk/15-minute-helicopter-flying-experience-sp1](https://www.virginexperiencedays.co.uk/15-minute-helicopter-flying-experience-sp1)

Helicopters, Quadrotors are rotary winged Aircrafts.

![](https://hackernoon.com/images/1*J4CUyEF_LsEIxqQb7ZBZBA.gif)

Osprey’s VTOL

These have rotating propellers to act as wings and keep the aircraft flying. These are capable of VTOL (Vertical TakeOff and Landing) which makes them a better choice for landing in tight environments where we can’t have long runways in place.

I’ll save some interesting Takeoffs for another post in the series.

### Quadcopter

Quadcopter is a rotary winged aircraft, having 4 rotors.

*   The Quad or the Quadrotor or Quadcopter has an X-Shaped body and has 4 rotors mounted on every arm.

![](https://hackernoon.com/images/1*RVI4u9AFK-T2EPKGzjyp9w.gif)

Source: Wikipedia

*   The adjacent propellers spin in opposite directions and the opposite ones spin in the same direction
*   So, 2 Propellers spin clockwise and 2 counter-clockwise. This is in order to preserve the net angular momentum and keep the complete quad from rotating.

### Why Quadcopter?

*   These are the most commonly available drones.
*   The symmetrical body allows us to worry less about Physics while working on Flight plans.
*   High Density LiPo Batteries are now commercially accessible, which can be used to power these drones.
*   We have high torque Motors that can be mounted on the quad’s enabling them to perform not just stable flight but also some really cool manoeuvres.

Our Testing Platform:

We have taken the Crazyflie 2.0 as our flying car test platform, Udacity has generously offered us a discount on the Bundle. Also the kit will allow us to run our projects from the Flying Car Nanodegree, directly on the Nanodrone.

![](https://hackernoon.com/hn-images/1*ShoUfiFY0e2UV9UG9IQjuQ.jpeg)

Crazyflie 2.0 Drone (Aka the init27 Flying Car)

_If you’re interested in an unboxing Video of the Crazyflie 2.0 Bundle:_

![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Ec-dXBeTyaI/hqdefault.jpg)

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