A FanWing Ltd Fanwing unmanned air vehicle has demonstrated that it can rotate at 1m (3ft). The Fanwing aircraft uses a bladed rotor turning on a horizontal axis, which acts as a thick wing.
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The England-based FanWing was set up in 1999 to develop blade wing technologies.
Source: FlightGlobal.com
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