Helicopters and other rotorcraft are impressive bits of technology, but the only place where they match the performance of fixed-wing aircraft is in bad 1980s television. That may soon change with DARPA announcing the selection of four companies to compete in the next phase of its Vertical Take Off and Landing Experimental Plane (VTOL X-Plane) program. The four companies are tasked with developing unmanned demonstrator aircraft designed to increase the performance of VTOL rotor aircraft while reducing their complexity... Continue Reading DARPA awards Phase 1 contracts for VTOL X-Plane program
Section: Aircraft
Tags: Aircraft, Boeing, Competition, DARPA, Helicopters, Sikorsky, VTOL
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