If you want to look at other interesting designs, check this UAV that can autonomously transition from quadcopter flight to that of a fixed-wing aircraft or this VTOL airplane / quadcopter mashup.

For a long time fixed wing VTOL drones were tricky to work with, but with the availability of open source flight control and autopilot software this has changed. To make experimentation even ...

ZALA Aero, an affiliate of the Kalashnikov Concern and a Russian drone producer, has created a vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL ... type — the hybrid of a fixed-wing and rotary-wing UAV.

Sikorsky demonstrates a rotor blown wing tail sitter drone can transition between helicopter and fixed wing flight modes ... vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) design has potential to be ...

For clarification, Madison Miller, the team's lady "Diva," said the technical description of their drone is called "Coaxial Octo-copter Fixed-wing VTOL"; where propellers are stacked on each ...

The Giant Shark F360 is an electric fixed-wing vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) drone developed by the Chinese company Viewpro. It is designed for a variety of civilian roles, including long ...

Most drones utilize VTOL, vertical take-off and landing, but RAVEN's bird legs allow it to launch with a jump, which requires significantly less energy. Fixed-wing flight is also more efficient ...

ARLINGTON, Va., April 21, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AeroVironment (AV), a global leader in intelligent, multi-domain autonomous systems, today announced it has been awarded a $46.6M contract by the ...

AirKamuy, which develops fixed-wing drone solutions for defense purposes, announced on the 24th that it has raised 100 million yen in a pre-seed round through a third-party allotment of shares to ...

Aerpace Industries Ltd has announced the successful field testing of our indigenous fixed-wing drone platform - 'aerRecon ARM-5', developed in collaboration with Aerpace Robotics Private Limited.