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by Fragment 4307 days ago
The only reason for tilt-rotors is when you need to keep the main body of the aircraft level.

The only problem with tail-sitters is the pilot (and possibly the payload).

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> The only reason for tilt-rotors is when you need to keep the main body of the aircraft level.

Actually, a tilt-rotor can be manipulated to make the aircraft go where you want it to. The same idea explains how helicopters make their way across the landscape.