Turnable small thruster

[Micha]

Currently it needs alot of parts to build a thruster that rotates to a specific direction. You need a (big) directional sensor, a motorized hinge and a thruster.

I think having a small thruster that automatically aligns itself to a direction (same as directional sensor)  could make alot of sense for smaller crafts.

 

[Micha]

The new racing update has rotating VTOL Thrusters

[STM]

Yes, please!

I wouldn't mind going bigger than the small thrusters, but it's definitely a good thing to have for small sub-drones!

[Lurkily]

Absolutely.  Turn to a certain direction (Gravity, sumo center, cursor, etc,) and an offset. (So cruising thrusters could be gravity, offset by 90 degrees.

I also would not mind going bigger than small thrusters; I made a drone with vectored thrust a long while back, and it required a ridiculous mess.  You might balance their utility by limiting their arc to 90 degrees.

[jbox1]

What about servos that do the same thing to? They can only go to one angle or another. Seems legit.