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

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• 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://wingcopter.com/

https://www.krossblade.com/

2019 SkyProwler 2 - VTOL Transformer UAV

https://altiuas.com/

Plane similar to spike: gogizmo plane

YouTube channel with smaller vtol: https://goo.gl/NVNwFR

This is for a commercial plane but looks cool:

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