This one checks a lot of boxes:
- Flying wing
- Vertical takeoff and landing
- Electric propulsion (in the "smaller" versions, at least up to 115 lbs, bigger ones would be hybrid).
Anyway, at least it is a real company with a track record.
https://www.defensenews.com/land/2025/03/10/sikorsky-proves-out-rotor-blown-wing-drone/
From the linked article:
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In January 2025, Sikorsky Innovations successfully completed more than 40 take-offs and landings with the 10.3-ft composite wingspan aircraft, according to the statement. Sikorsky said the aircraft also performed 30 transitions between helicopter and airplane modes, calling it the “most complex maneuver demanded of the design.”
- Flying wing
- Vertical takeoff and landing
- Electric propulsion (in the "smaller" versions, at least up to 115 lbs, bigger ones would be hybrid).
Anyway, at least it is a real company with a track record.
https://www.defensenews.com/land/2025/03/10/sikorsky-proves-out-rotor-blown-wing-drone/
From the linked article:
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In January 2025, Sikorsky Innovations successfully completed more than 40 take-offs and landings with the 10.3-ft composite wingspan aircraft, according to the statement. Sikorsky said the aircraft also performed 30 transitions between helicopter and airplane modes, calling it the “most complex maneuver demanded of the design.”
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