Previous prototypes had high maneuverability at low airspeeds, however because they relied exclusively on vectored thrust, that maneuverability was reduced the faster the blimp went. Also, when thrust was not applied and the blimp was drifting there was no control at all. This control configuration attempts to avoid that limitation by combining vectored thrust and control surface onto a single set of servos.
Idefx Protoype 3 maneuverability test
Updated: Apr 13, 2023