VTOL
PowerPoint: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Sf0k7BxOvzhO4D-Rx32xpvXAdprWomO2CKHrD-QYoc0/edit?usp=sharing
Advantages:
Quick take off and landing
More accurate landing
Keep speed and agility of fixed wing
Don’t need a long runway
Disadvantages:
Need lots of power
More drag
Needs to be a pretty light plane
Weight from propellers
Options:
Tilt rotor
Switchblade (SkyProwler)
only front rotors tilt in
Keep vtol rotors out
Hybrid
Some tilt rotors, some switchblade or one in the back
Summary:
take off and landing are quadcopter
switch to switch blade or tilt rotor when we fly
Companies doing similar projects:
https://www.deltaquad.com/vtol-drones/cargo/
https://www.foxtechfpv.com/foxtech-nimbus-vtol-v2.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMLxXBZJT6M&ab_channel=KrossbladeAerospace
Plane similar to spike: gogizmo plane
YouTube channel with smaller vtol: https://goo.gl/NVNwFR
This is for a commercial plane but looks cool: