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Sikorsky Details Successful ‘Full Mission Profile’ Demos With Rotor Blown Wing UAS Concept

Sikorsky Details Successful ‘Full Mission Profile’ Demos With Rotor Blown Wing UAS Concept
Sikorsky's rotor blown wing UAS prototype in airplane mode. Photo: Sikorsky

Sikorsky [LMT] on Monday detailed recent successful demonstrations with its “rotor blown wing” unmanned aircraft system (UAS), flying its prototype in both helicopter and “winged aircraft” mode through a “full mission profile.” The work with the rotor blown wing UAS is continuing to inform Sikorsky’s continued development of a larger version for a separate DARPA program and as the company explores building a family of hybrid-electric advanced mobility systems. “We are trying to find a very nice blend between helicopters’…

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