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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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Drone Launches Ascendance’s Hybrid Propulsion System
Delair’s DT46 long-range vertical-takeoff-and-landing (VTOL) drone has been equipped ... aerospace and defense. Drone Launches Ascendance’s Hybrid Propulsion System is published in Advanced ...
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Kanazawa Institute’s VTOL Drone Aims for New Heights in Japan
Kanazawa Institute conducts a VTOL drone test, aiming for breakthroughs in payload capacity and flight range for emergency response.
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5 Fast Facts On The US Army's Latest Drone
The most prolifically used drones now are the small ... Textron Systems Aerosonde Hybrid VTOL FTUAS MK 4.8 is a shift toward far more deployment versatility in a platforms that can perform ...
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3D Printed VTOL Craft Can Land And Recharge Itself, And Team Up With Other Drones
For a long time fixed wing VTOL drones were tricky to work with, but with the availability of open source flight control and autopilot software this has changed. To make experimentation even ...
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Archer Raises $300M as Electric Air Taxi Firm Sets Sights on Defense
Archer on Tuesday said its hybrid VTOL concept is drawing “strong demand ... including everything from drones to unmanned aircraft systems to space travel—and a whole lot more.
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Bio-hybrid drone uses silkworm moth antennae to navigate using smell
Researchers have now developed a novel bio-hybrid drone by combining robotic elements with odor-sensing antennae from silkworm moths. Their innovation, which integrates the agility and precision ...