While the FAA reviews new regulations to okay light sports helicopters, aerospace companies Advanced Tactics and Rotor X have teamed up to use military helicopter technology to create a fly-by ...

The Rotor X Aircraft Manufacturing Company in Chandler, Arizona is a US manufacturer with a 50+ year heritage of producing the world’s most produced (over 2,500) 2-seat kit helicopters. After the ...

Then, he formed Rotor Technologies in 2021 to develop unmanned helicopters. Rotor has built two autonomous Sprayhawks and aims to have as many as 20 ready for market next year.

Rotor X Aircraft, a 50-year-old manufacturer that primarily produces two-seat experimental kit helicopters, announced it will soon begin piloted flight testing of its preproduction Dragon: ...

Hector Xu founded Rotor to transform helicopters into giant drones that can carry out tasks such as crop-dusting and aerial firefighting. BY ROB VERGER , SENIOR EDITOR @ ROBVERGER Sep 16, 2024 ...

Bell Textron has completed wind tunnel testing for its rotor-folding aircraft as part of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Speed and Runway Independent Technology (SPRINT ...

US start-up Rotor Technologies is confident that customers will next year be operating its R550X platform - an autonomous version of the Robinson Helicopter R44 piston-single.

Addressing the weaknesses of helicopters, newer aircraft like the V-280 Valor use a tilt-rotor design, which is more efficient and gives better performance compared to the rotary-wing design.