Sikorsky said the aircraft also performed 30 transitions between helicopter and airplane modes, calling it the "most complex maneuver demanded of the design." The drone also reached a top cruise speed ...

The wings of his UAV will use a rigid leading ... having it 3D printed on an SLA machine. He also needs to design a sabot to hold the drone as it travels through the barrel of the launcher.

According to recent reports, Ukrainian drone manufacturer Sky Defenders has tested a new unmanned aerial vehicle armed with a four-barrel shotgun. The fixed-wing aircraft, known as the ZigZag, is ...

The unusual Transwing aircraft design has the Navy's interest. The PteroDynamics CEO told BI the trick to creating it came ...

When mentioning drones, most people automatically think of fixed-wing designs like the military Reaper UAV or of small quadcopters. However, thanks in large part to modern electronics, motors ...

The "rotor blown wing" term stems from the constant airflow ... Sikorsky Innovations—the company's rapid prototyping arm—began design work on the drone and by January had achieved more than ...

The drone’s wings span 2m and it weighs 480g including battery. Flying at its design speed of 5m/s, its wings are flapping at 2Hz, consuming 23W. Each wing is in two parts, hinged together, with the ...

autonomous drone that uses what it calls a "rotor blown wing" to fly like both a helicopter and an airplane and can be scaled for larger airframes. The rotor blown wing (RBW) design directs the ...

a wing to look like a plane-drone hybrid; and with Vertical Takeoff and Landing. To calculate most of the convoluted drone math, the team used Inventor, a 3D design program. "Tymur (Petlia ...