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WORDS & PHOTOS BY MICHAEL FOSTER Breaking Barriers Thrust-vectoring, giant-scale 4D aerobat Four servos move the prop unit around to provide thrust vectoring for increased agility. A custom-designed, variable-pitch prop unit holds a modified heli rotor for thrust. Surveying the action along the 3D flightline at Joe Nall Week can be impressive. You can see nearly every aerobatic maneuver executed flawlessly countless times throughout the day: high-alpha rolling harriers inches above the runway, arrow-straight slow...
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