Wednesday 15 January 2014

Multicopter meets monster truck: The AT Transformer roadable VTOL aircraft



When someone mentions flying cars it conjures up images of a sporty little number that takes to the air like something out of the Jetsons. But what about one that’s a cross between a 4x4, an octocopter, and a Blackhawk helicopter? That’s what Advanced Tactics of El Segundo, California is seeing with its ambitions to produce a roadable VTOL aircraft capable of unmanned autonomous operations as a more flexible way to recover casualties, move supplies, and support special forces... Continue Reading Multicopter meets monster truck: The AT Transformer roadable VTOL aircraft

Section: Military

Tags: Aircraft, Autonomous, Flying Cars, Helicopters, Modular, Prototype,Unmanned, VTOL

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