Spanish R&D Group Flies Drone-Based eVTOL

Spain’s first electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) air taxi prototype has been flown by the private research center Tecnalia. The single-seat design is unusual; it uses four independently operating quadcopter drones to provide lift. The prototype was flown unmanned, tethered and indoors at...

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