Watch the MantaRay’s Vertical Lift Off and Horizontal Flight
The MantaRay is a VTOL drone that lands on its tail and flies with fixed wings.
VTOL
Why It’s So Hard to Land a Rocket on Its Tail
On Monday history was made. For the first time ever a rocket stage that delivered a payload to orbit turned around and returned, landing safely on its tail.
This Vertical Take-Off Quadcopter is Like Your Own Mini Harrier Jet
Quadcopters are great at hovering, but don’t have long range. Fixed-wing aircraft can travel long distances quickly, but don’t like to stay in one place above the ground. Krossblade’s SkyProwler solves both of those problems. The hybrid aircraft is a remote controlled quadcopter with wings, or a plane with six rotors, capable of vertical takeoff […]
