A collective unmanned aerial vehicle, UAV, comprising: a first UAV and a second UAV, the first UAV including: a first UAV control system configured to provide rotational speed instructions to at least one motor of the first UAV; a first connection component configured to connect the first UAV with the second UAV; and a first payload engagement mechanism operable to selectively engage and disengage a first payload; the second UAV removably coupled to the first UAV, wherein the first UAV and the second UAV are configured to become coupled with each other during aerial transport of the first payload, the second UAV including: a second connection component configured to couple the second UAV with the first UAV; a second UAV control system configured to at least: receive first UAV configuration information from the first UAV; determine a collective UAV configuration based at least in part on the first UAV configuration and a second UAV configuration for the second UAV; determine a rotational speed for the at least one motor of the second UAV, wherein the rotational speed is determined based at least in part on the collective UAV configuration; and send a rotational speed instruction to the at least one motor of the second UAV to adjust the rotational speed of the at least one motor of the second UAV, wherein the second UAV additionally comprises a second payload engagement mechanism configured to operate in conjunction with the first payload engagement mechanism of the first UAV to selectively engage and disengage the first payload, wherein the first UAV and the second UAV are configured to decouple at a point between a first destination of the first UAV and a second destination of the second UAV. a first UAV and a second UAV, the first UAV including: a first UAV control system configured to provide rotational speed instructions to at least one motor of the first UAV; a first connection component configured to connect the first UAV with the second UAV; and a first payload engagement mechanism operable to selectively engage and disengage a first payload; a first UAV control system configured to provide rotational speed instructions to at least one motor of the first UAV; a first connection component configured to connect the first UAV with the second UAV; and a first payload engagement mechanism operable to selectively engage and disengage a first payload; the second UAV removably coupled to the first UAV, wherein the first UAV and the second UAV are configured to become coupled with each other during aerial transport of the first payload, the second UAV including: a second connection component configured to couple the second UAV with the first UAV; a second UAV control system configured to at least: receive first UAV configuration information from the first UAV; determine a collective UAV configuration based at least in part on the first UAV configuration and a second UAV configuration for the second UAV; determine a rotational speed for the at least one motor of the second UAV, wherein the rotational speed is determined based at least in part on the collective UAV configuration; and send a rotational speed instruction to the at least one motor of the second UAV to adjust the rotational speed of the at least one motor of the second UAV, wherein the second UAV additionally comprises a second payload engagement mechanism configured to operate in conjunction with the first payload engagement mechanism of the first UAV to selectively engage and disengage the first payload, wherein the first UAV and the second UAV are configured to decouple at a point between a first destination of the first UAV and a second destination of the second UAV. a second connection component configured to couple the second UAV with the first UAV; a second UAV control system configured to at least: receive first UAV configuration information from the first UAV; determine a collective UAV configuration based at least in part on the first UAV configuration and a second UAV configuration for the second UAV; determine a rotational speed for the at least one motor of the second UAV, wherein the rotational speed is determined based at least in part on the collective UAV configuration; and send a rotational speed instruction to the at least one motor of the second UAV to adjust the rotational speed of the at least one motor of the second UAV, receive first UAV configuration information from the first UAV; determine a collective UAV configuration based at least in part on the first UAV configuration and a second UAV configuration for the second UAV; determine a rotational speed for the at least one motor of the second UAV, wherein the rotational speed is determined based at least in part on the collective UAV configuration; and send a rotational speed instruction to the at least one motor of the second UAV to adjust the rotational speed of the at least one motor of the second UAV, wherein the second UAV additionally comprises a second payload engagement mechanism configured to operate in conjunction with the first payload engagement mechanism of the first UAV to selectively engage and disengage the first payload, wherein the first UAV and the second UAV are configured to decouple at a point between a first destination of the first UAV and a second destination of the second UAV.