This Aircraft Takes Off Like a Helicopter and Flies Like a Plane
Overcoming limits set by space , Transwing drone can vertically take off and land (VTOL) with its wings folded like a helicopter and yet can expand its wings and fly like a fixed wing aircraft. So it is really compact on the ground for easy transport while having a huge wingspan in the sky. US firm Pterodynamics has produced this unique drone. It had its sea trials onboard US Navy carrier USS Burlington recently, where it covered 111 km range before battery ran out. Transwing that can fly autonomously has dihedral folding wings that give a lot of cargo capacity. It can shape shift between hover and cruise modes. Sea trials demonstrated its ability to land on moving targets. This makes it really useful in…