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Sikorsky Successfully Flies Rotor Blown Wing VTOL UAS, Validating Control Software
The aircraft is meant to develop and mature rotor blown wing design, which can now be applied to larger aircraft for unmanned ...
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Sikorsky Successfully Flies Rotor Blown Wing UAS In Helicopter And Airplane Modes
Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company has successfully validated the advanced control laws to successfully fly a ‘rotor blown ...
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New hybrid military aircraft announced with incredible capabilities: Will 'meet urgent national security needs'
the Department of Defense is the world's largest institutional consumer of petroleum and producer of greenhouse gases. A switch to electric VTOL aircraft could make a significant reduction in that ...
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Archer Aviation doubles down on defense aircraft with $300M raise
As part of that program, Archer signed an exclusive deal with weapons manufacturer Anduril to jointly develop a hybrid gas-and-electric-powered VTOL aircraft ... than a single large main rotor ...
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Textron eAviation's Pipistrel hits milestone with hybrid-electric aircraft
The Nuuva V300 is a long-range, large-capacity hybrid-electric vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) unmanned aircraft. "We are thrilled to witness the Nuuva V300's first flight, a demonstration of ...
Cherokee Federal Unveils Industry-First Mobile Vertipad Platform, MVP™, at VERTICON
Cherokee Federal, the federal contracting division of Cherokee Nation Businesses, today unveiled the patent-pending and rapidly deployable MVP™ (Mobile Vertipad Platform), offering an unmatched mobile ...
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Probably America's First VTOL Pilot Training School Cleared by the FAA
Over the past few years a great deal of companies have tried their hand at creating vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft that could be used as part of air taxi services. A bunch of them ...