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Some RC planes use ducted fan engines. Is that practical for a drone?. I was thinking the ducts would shield the rotating bits.

Does redundancy work? Software detects loss of 4th engine, reconfigures to be a 3 engine drone. So a 5 engine drone could sustain loss of 2 engines.
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