Tad McGeer, an unmanned aircraft pioneer who designed the Aerosonde and ScanEagle, has now unveiled a vertical take-off and landing, long-endurance aircraft in the same size class called Flexrotor.
The 19kg (42lb) Flexrotor is designed to challenge the ScanEagle for
the commercial and military surveillance markets, says McGeer,
president of Washington-based start-up Aerovel.
McGeer's goal is to dramatically reduce the cost of long-endurance
aircraft, which he believes remains uncompetitive with even short-range
manned aircraft for the same missions. Continue reading...
(Source: Aerovel, Graphic: Flightglobal)
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