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Chinese drone site Kanzhaji has gotten its hands on what looks to be pictures of a working fixed-wing quadcopter. It lists the specs like a length of 4.2 feet and a wingspan of 7.8 feet. Meant to ...

A bioinspired Separated Flow wing provides turbulence resilience and aerodynamic efficiency for miniature drones. Science Robotics , 2020 DOI: 10.1126/scirobotics.aay8533 Cite This Page : ...

The Case Western Reserve University team, with the fixed-wing drone. ... A battery wing could mean batteries simply tucked in among the ribs and spar. Or, attached to them in some meaningful way.

Extended autonomous flight on solar energy. Just like previous Avy drones, the solar drone flies electrically, emission-free, fully autonomous and can take off and land vertically, also known as VTOL.

But interest in drones in the U.S. is growing so fast that it may be time to retool the business plan. The UAV has thin and lightweight solar panels on its wing. Photo credit: Silent Falcon ...

Just this August, the Florida-based startup flew its first microturbine-based propulsion system, called Monarch 5, in a compact fixed-wing drone weighing about 500 pounds, with a 22-foot wingspan.