The Week in Technology, July 10-14, 2023

Rotor Blown Wing tailsitting VTOL configuration

The Rotor Blown Wing is a tailsitting VTOL configuration using proprotors for lift and flight control.

Credit: Sikorsky
Sikorsky To Fly Tailsitting eVTOL Sikorsky is planning to fly a subscale uncrewed aircraft in its Rotor Blown Wing (RBW) vertical-takeoff-and-landing configuration, according to a petition for exemption from certain airworthiness regulations filed with the FAA in June. Sikorsky is seeking...
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