No Free VTOL Lunch
Reader Virgil Soule is correct that a low disc-loading tiltwing would be simpler and lighter than an equivalent tiltrotor (AW&ST Oct. 3, p. 8). The problem occurs in trying to transition from hover to forward flight. At low speeds when the wing is upright, it becomes a huge speed-brake making it...
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