Moontanman Posted September 15, 2009 Report Posted September 15, 2009 New class of UAVs look more like UFOs Most Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) employ a fixed wing design like that of a traditional plane. But these designs offer limited maneuverability and payload capacity, require a runway to takeoff and land, and are unable to hover. Vertical Take Off and Landing (VTOL) UAVs get around these problems, usually by employing rotors like a helicopter. Now UK-based company AESIR has developed a VTOL UAV that has no external rotating parts, instead relying on a phenomenon known as the Coanda effect to generate lift. New class of UAVs look more like UFOs Quote
Southtown Posted September 15, 2009 Report Posted September 15, 2009 Looks like a weather balloon. :confused: Quote
sanctus Posted September 15, 2009 Report Posted September 15, 2009 Wow, I like the application of the coanda effect (which I did not know before). And also the ratio payload/weight seems impressing to me, but i do not know what is the usual Quote
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