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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 ...
Archer Aviation: It's The Perfect Time To Buy
Archer Aviation begins production of electric air taxis, targets defense contracts, and leverages AI innovation. Read why I ...
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Transitioning military drone uses rotor backwash for better flight
Lockheed Martin subsidiary Sikorsky has successfully flown an electric-powered, 115-lb (52-kg) autonomous drone that uses ...
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Sikorsky Debuts ‘Rotor Blown Wing’ UAS
Lockheed Martin's Sikorsky has successfully flown its "rotor blown wing" drone in both helicopter and fixed-wing flight modes ...
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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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ALTI Unmanned takes flight into fully electric future
Knysna, South Africa-based unmanned aerial systems (UAS) designer and manufacturer, ALTI has officially announced its ...
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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 ...
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Archer Aviation doubles down on defense aircraft with $300M raise
Rivals in the space like Joby Aviation and Beta Technologies also have military contracts to test their aircraft for surveillance ... to build a hybrid craft (VTOL), though he didn’t share ...