The tilt-wing design is very clean in cruise, so does not suffer from this drawback. So the tilt-wing aircraft is a fuel-efficient long-range cruiser, which is also capable of VTOL operations.

Sikorsky is developing a hybrid-electric vertical takeoff and landing (HEX/VTOL) tilt-wing demonstrator, one of a new family of hybrid rotorcraft that will also offer pilot-optional autonomous flight.

The combination of a tilt-wing (for improved aerodynamics) design with hybrid propulsion could be the winning formula for rugged aircraft that can handle challenging missions, with no emissions ...

There are a variety of possible motor configurations to choose from when building a fixed-wing VTOL drone, but few take the twin-motor tilt-rotor approach used by the V-22 Osprey. However, it ...

While the other forms of VTOL aircraft never went beyond testing, convertiplanes have shown some promise, with the development of both tilt-wing and tiltrotor aircraft continuing to this day.

Sikorsky Looks to Enter eVTOL Industry with Eye-Catching Tilt-Wing Design The manufacturer’s HEX testbed and demonstrator aircraft will help it evaluate a future family of large, self-flying ...

Transcend Air plans to launch production of its high speed VTOL hybrid-electric tilt-rotor transport in 2025. On the way there it’s stopping at New England Dragway to refine its aerodynamics and ...

The tilt wing Vought XC-142A would win this contest, just beating the Bell and Lockheed D-2064, but the community was so impressed with the bell lockheed design that and they were given a $27 ...

Lockheed Martin's Sikorsky unit plans to build a hybrid-electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft, signaling the future of flight technology.

Dufour Aerospace's Aero2 and Aero3 hybrid VTOLs will soon be operated by all major helicopter companies in Switzerland, together with standard helicopters ...

VTOL X-Plane showcased ambitious goals for vertical flight and speed, yet program cancellation exposed new directions in aviation research.

Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, unveiled Wednesday it plans "to build, test and fly a hybrid-electric vertical takeoff and landing demonstrator (HEX / VTOL) with a tilt-wing configuration ...