Electric air taxis are taking flight. Can they succeed as a business?
SALINAS, Calif. — Twelve electric rotors whirring, a van-size aircraft lifted vertically into a bright sky and cruised ...
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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 what it calls a "rotor blown wing" to fly like both a helicopter and an ...
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Photos: SkyDrive eVTOL with 12 electric motors aces 62 mph, key certification
The images show a 37.7-foot-long eVTOL with 12 electric rotors arranged around a cockpit with seating for a pilot and two passengers. SkyDrive has released the first official photographs of the SD ...
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Sikorsky Details Successful ‘Full Mission Profile’ Demos With Rotor Blown Wing UAS Concept
The rotor blown wing UAS is one of several hybrid-electric VTOL concepts Sikorsky is pursuing as part of a family of new systems, along with new HEX VTOL platforms and a potential hybrid-electric ...