A helicopter, comprising: a fuselage; a tail boom extending from the fuselage; a main rotor system; and a tail rotor assembly disposed on an aft end of the tail boom, comprising: a tail rotor housing; and at least one normal ducted fan disposed in the tail rotor housing and configured to generate primarily sideward thrust comprising primarily anti-torque thrust to prevent rotation of the fuselage when the main rotor is operated; and at least one canted ducted fan disposed in the tail rotor housing and configured to generate upward angled thrust comprising both anti-torque thrust to prevent rotation of the fuselage when the main rotor is operated and lift to the tail boom in order to control pitch of the helicopter; wherein the tail rotor housing comprises: an upper normal section comprising at least one normal ducted fan and configured to generate primarily sideward thrust, a lower normal section comprising at least one normal ducted fan and configured to generate primarily sideward thrust, and a middle canted section disposed between the upper normal section and the lower normal section, comprising the at least one canted ducted fan and configured to generate upward angled thrust; or an upper canted section comprising at least one canted ducted fan and configured to generate upward angled thrust, a lower canted section comprising at least one canted ducted fan and configured to generate upward angled thrust, and a middle normal section disposed between the upper canted section and the lower canted section, comprising the at least one normal ducted fan and configured to generate primarily sideward thrust. a fuselage; a tail boom extending from the fuselage; a main rotor system; and a tail rotor assembly disposed on an aft end of the tail boom, comprising: a tail rotor housing; and at least one normal ducted fan disposed in the tail rotor housing and configured to generate primarily sideward thrust comprising primarily anti-torque thrust to prevent rotation of the fuselage when the main rotor is operated; and at least one canted ducted fan disposed in the tail rotor housing and configured to generate upward angled thrust comprising both anti-torque thrust to prevent rotation of the fuselage when the main rotor is operated and lift to the tail boom in order to control pitch of the helicopter; wherein the tail rotor housing comprises: an upper normal section comprising at least one normal ducted fan and configured to generate primarily sideward thrust, a lower normal section comprising at least one normal ducted fan and configured to generate primarily sideward thrust, and a middle canted section disposed between the upper normal section and the lower normal section, comprising the at least one canted ducted fan and configured to generate upward angled thrust; or an upper canted section comprising at least one canted ducted fan and configured to generate upward angled thrust, a lower canted section comprising at least one canted ducted fan and configured to generate upward angled thrust, and a middle normal section disposed between the upper canted section and the lower canted section, comprising the at least one normal ducted fan and configured to generate primarily sideward thrust. a tail rotor housing; and at least one normal ducted fan disposed in the tail rotor housing and configured to generate primarily sideward thrust comprising primarily anti-torque thrust to prevent rotation of the fuselage when the main rotor is operated; and at least one canted ducted fan disposed in the tail rotor housing and configured to generate upward angled thrust comprising both anti-torque thrust to prevent rotation of the fuselage when the main rotor is operated and lift to the tail boom in order to control pitch of the helicopter; wherein the tail rotor housing comprises: an upper normal section comprising at least one normal ducted fan and configured to generate primarily sideward thrust, a lower normal section comprising at least one normal ducted fan and configured to generate primarily sideward thrust, and a middle canted section disposed between the upper normal section and the lower normal section, comprising the at least one canted ducted fan and configured to generate upward angled thrust; or an upper canted section comprising at least one canted ducted fan and configured to generate upward angled thrust, a lower canted section comprising at least one canted ducted fan and configured to generate upward angled thrust, and a middle normal section disposed between the upper canted section and the lower canted section, comprising the at least one normal ducted fan and configured to generate primarily sideward thrust.