Why the quad-rotor configuration has not been adopted as an actual aircraft?

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Quadrotor configuration I think is the most common configuration for drones. Why has it not been made into a full-size production aircraft? I think that it could be better than helicopters as it does not need a tail.

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>Why has it not been made into a full-size production aircraft?

It has. The problem is the physics don’t scale well. It is far more aerodynamically efficient and mechanically robust to use the standard single rotor with a tail helicopter layout.

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