Russia Flies Testbed For Electric-STOL Demonstrator

Partizan STOL demonstrator
Credit: SibNIA
A Russian research laboratory has flown an aerodynamic testbed for a planned short-takeoff-and-landing (STOL) demonstrator aircraft using distributed electric propulsion to provide powered lift. The aerodynamic testbed flown by the Siberian Research Institute for Aviation (SibNIA) used a TVS-2MS—a...
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