General Aviation VTOL Concept Aims For Efficient Hover And Fast Cruise

Credit: SAE International
Designers have resorted to complex rotor systems, tilting wings, thrust vectoring or direct lift to master the tricky challenge of combining vertical-takeoff-and-landing (VTOL) capability with high cruise speed. Now developers in Michigan have unveiled preliminary test results of a simpler arc-wing...
Guy Norris

Guy is a Senior Editor for Aviation Week, covering technology and propulsion. He is based in Colorado Springs.

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