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by numpad0 486 days ago
in simpler term: an object has position and rotation, and we're in 3D, so we need minimum 6 linearly independent parameters to be able to both point at a direction and be at a location at the same time.

Drone and helicopters has 4, and they are able to control max 4 of 6 parameters. Usually 3 positional + 1 rotational, and the rotatinal axis go first.