Can a Single Gas Engine Power a Stable Quadrotor?

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Designing a quadrotor powered by a single gas engine raises questions about stabilization and control. Achieving stability would likely require collective pitch adjustments for all four rotors. The feasibility of this approach is uncertain and may present engineering challenges. Further research and expert input are needed to explore this concept effectively. The discussion emphasizes the need for innovative solutions in quadrotor design.
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I’m trying to design a larger Quadrotor (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quadrotor) craft that runs off of a single gas engine. Does anyone know anything about how quadrotors stabilize and how I would be able to achieve the same effects using a single gas engine for all 4 rotors? I assume it would have to be done through collective pitch adjustments? Is this even possible?

Any help would be appreciated, thanks.

Brad
 
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Check out this link for more info...

http://hoffmann.stanford.edu/papers/Hoffmann_et_al_Quadrotor_DASC04.pdf

Chris
 
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awesome thanks!
 

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