But thanks to a doctoral thesis he found, it’s also possible to control a traditional single-rotor helicopter by substituting flexible rotor hinges and precise motor speed control for the ...
Virgin Atlantic announced a partnership with California-based Joby Aviation to launch an air taxi service in the UK, becoming the latest airline to bet on a new class of electric aircraft vying to ...
Ukrainian forces have been using FPV (First-Person View) drones to effectively target and take down Russian helicopters in the Kursk region. According to Tech this new tactic is part of Ukraine ...
Sikorsky on Monday detailed recent successful demonstrations with its “rotor blown wing” unmanned aircraft system (UAS), flying its prototype in both helicopter and “winged aircraft” mode ...
Leonardo Helicopters' managing director Gian Piero Cutillo believes it would not be "convenient for Europe" to buy military ...
It has since completed 40 flights, including “30 transitions between helicopter and airplane modes, the most-complex manoeuvre demanded of the design”. “Our rotor-blown-wing has demonstrated ...
The Helicopter Department of the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) DLR-Institute of Flight Systems in Braunschweig is home to the Rotor Test Stand, also known as ...