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Australia Transportation Technology

Hybrid RotorWing Design Transitions From Fixed To Rotary Wing Mid-Flight 86

cylonlover writes "Attempts to combine the vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) capabilities of a helicopter with the high-speed flight and long range capabilities of a fixed-wing aircraft have been tackled in a number of different ways – from tiltrotor designs, such as the V-280 Valor and Project Zero, to fixed rotor aircraft that transition from vertical to horizontal flight, such as the SkyTote and Flexrotor. Australian company StopRotor Technology has taken a different approach with its Hybrid RotorWing design concept which features a main rotor that switches from fixed rotor to fixed wing in mid air."
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Hybrid RotorWing Design Transitions From Fixed To Rotary Wing Mid-Flight

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  • The 6th Day (Score:5, Funny)

    by BlacKSacrificE ( 1089327 ) on Monday April 22, 2013 @10:21AM (#43515223)

    Someone has been watching it.

    "Convert to da choppa!" - Arnold Schwarzenegger

    Though at least these guys seem to have worked out how to stop the thing from sinking like a stone during rotor transition though, which is a welcome feature.

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