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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 ...
Sikorsky's Rotor Blown Wing UAS Flies In Airplane & Helicopter Mode
VTOL X-Plane showcased ambitious goals for vertical flight and speed, yet program cancellation exposed new directions in ...
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Sikorsky conducts dual-mode flight of rotor blown wing UAS
The rotor blown wing design is part of a broader range of systems under development by Sikorsky, which will include winged ...
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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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ZeroAvia Scales Fuel Cell Stack for Smaller UAS and VTOL Applications
New production techniques have allowed ZeroAvia to scale its SuperStack Flex fuel cell technology to be used on uncrewed ...
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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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PteroDynamics Awarded U.S. Navy Contract to Develop Next-Gen Autonomous Transwing VTOL UAS
Expansion of Blue Water Logistics UAS Contract Calls for Development and ... parameters that make the Transwing a uniquely capable VTOL UAS. This sixth contract expansion is so significant because ...
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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 ...