Will Subscale Models Provide An Accelerated Path To eVTOL Deployment?

Graham Warwick September 10, 2021
eVTOL aircraft
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Almost by definition, electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft are unconventional in design, and most developers start by flying subscale models to demonstrate the feasibility of their chosen configuration and begin development of the flight control laws. More startups are now choosing to turn...
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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