Sikorsky reported successful flight tests for its 115-pound, battery-powered twin prop-rotor unmanned aircraft.

The new version is called chAIR, and is electric-powered. The flying machine is lifted by 76 Multistar Elite quadcopter motors. Control is passed through 5 KK 2.1 quadcopter controllers.

Sikorsky on Monday detailed recent successful demonstrations with its “rotor blown wing” unmanned aircraft system (UAS), ...

Every stepper motor has a stator and rotor, effectively like any other electric motor. Their unique feature is the segmented nature of the stator, forming what are commonly referred to as ‘teeth’.

Sikorsky notes that the system indicates the potential to upscale the vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) design for larger, ...

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 ...

The Rotor Blown Wing is a hybrid-electric, fully autonomous flying wing aircraft. Credit: Sikorsky STRATFORD, Connecticut–Sikorsky has successfully completed its first series of flight tests ...