Want High-Speed Vertical-Takeoff-And-Landing Aircraft? Think Small.

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Credit: Bell
High-speed vertical takeoff and landing has been one of the most explored but least exploited areas of aviation since the 1950s. Dozens of aircraft types have flown, but only a handful have entered service, including the tiltrotor Bell Boeing V-22. The threat that spawned early interest in vertical...
Graham Warwick

Graham leads Aviation Week's coverage of technology, focusing on engineering and technology across the aerospace industry, with a special focus on identifying technologies of strategic importance to aviation, aerospace and defense.

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