The Week in Technology, July 10-14, 2023

Graham Warwick July 11, 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...
Graham Warwick

Graham leads Aviation Week's coverage of technology, focusing on engineering and technology across the aerospace industry, with a special focus on identifying technologies of strategic importance to aviation, aerospace and defense.

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