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.

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.

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 ...

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.