If helicopters didn't have tail rotors, they would spin in circles because they need a force pushing in the opposite direction as the main rotor.

Rotor Technologies is now in production on a full-size unmanned helicopter for civilian use. Based on the Robinson R44 Raven II, the R550X flies for more than three hours, at speeds up to 150 mph ...

Rotor X is accepting deposits for the DRAGON eVTOL PAV at Dragon Personal Air Vehicle -Dragon (rotorxdragon.com). Additionally, Advanced Tactics Inc. of Torrance California (www.advancedtacticsinc.com ...

Business, Air Transport, Defense & General Aviation News. Rotor Technologies has unveiled the R550X autonomous helicopter that it intends to bring to market in 2024.

Advanced Tactics decided that partnering with Rotor X Aircraft Manufacturing Company in Arizona to produce the Dragon Ultralight eVTOL PAV in a kit form would have real appeal to the public. The Rotor ...

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.

Rotor said it designed the R550X to carry loads of 1,200 pounds, or 550 kilograms. It can fly for up to three hours and has a top speed of 130 ktas.

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 ...

Rotor X Aircraft said it plans to unveil the production prototype of its electric-powered Dragon personal air vehicle, or PAV, during EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, this July.