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Connecting aircraft together increases range and endurance much like a flock of seagulls in a flying V formation. The connection joint however creates a controls challenge. Using a PID loop and identical hardware software on both aircraft can stabilize the connected aircraft and successfully land and takeoff without any issues.

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This page is a summary of: Takeoff and Landing of a Wing-Tip-Connected Meta Aircraft with Feedback Control, Journal of Aircraft, March 2021, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA),
DOI: 10.2514/1.c035787.
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