Wooo! I've always been a fan of this concept since it was unveiled at AFWERX. Sincerely it might be a better option than the Bell's HSVTOL concept, which always seemed a bit overengineered IMHO. Hopefully this will not suffer the same fate as Aurora's Lighting Strike and potentially develop into...
A couple of topic related threads:
https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/threads/bell-high-speed-vtol-hsvtol.37138/
https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/threads/darpa-socom-speed-and-runway-independent-technologies-sprint.41042/
https://dallasinnovates.com/dallas-jaunt-air-mobility-advances-in-afwerx-hsvtol-challenge/
Starting to the challenge the VTOL wheel of shame. wishing them luck. as the wheel still stands pretty smug so far. .
AFWERX program update:
https://newatlas.com/aircraft/afwerx-high-speed-vtol-challenge-showcase/
Some news regarding Barracuda:
https://verticalmag.com/press-releases/at-rx-confident-of-entry-for-u-s-air-force-afwerx-hsvtol-challenge/
Speaking of high speed
https://news.bellflight.com/en-US/201415-bell-unveils-new-high-speed-vertical-take-off-and-landing-design-concepts-for-military-application
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