Eli5: what are the benefits of a normal helicopter design vs a quadcopter we see on drones?

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Eli5: what are the benefits of a normal helicopter design vs a quadcopter we see on drones?

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I’m sure this is most likely a stupid question since I know nothing about any of this but if 1 of the 4 engines,(or propellers) failed, wouldn’t it be impossible to control it back to the ground? And yes, I realized that if the one propeller on a normal helicopter failed, you’d be fucked also, so maybe that wouldn’t be any more of a consideration than it usually is. Like I said, I’m completely ignorant of the engineering of any flying machine, the thought just occurred to me.

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