VTOL Flexrotor Flies 32 Hr. As Small UAVs Push Endurance Limits

Credit: Aerovel
When the General Atomics Predator unmanned aircraft was introduced in 1995, its 24-hr. endurance was game-changing for the military. Now developers are pushing state of the art in aerodynamics and propulsion to achieve far longer flight times with far smaller vehicles. In early October, Aerovel’s...

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