NASA UAV with 10 motors: the era of flying drones began Transformers

Agency NASA recently провело testing its hybrid UAV with 10 electric motors. Why Hybrid? Because the aircraft can hover in one place, like a helicopter, plus fly like an airplane. For this drone equipped with movable wings with special screws.

During the tests, the drone Greased Lightning (GL-10) from the "on-site" could go into airplane mode and then switch to "on the spot", ie the helicopter mode. NASA specialists with the claim that this unit is 4 times more efficient in terms of aerodynamics than conventional helicopter.



The development team hopes that this technology can be used in the commercial sphere (eg, delivery of small goods), as well as in industry and agriculture (eg, for supervision).



Also, the creators drone believe that the device can be increased in size several times. In this case, the UAV can be equipped with a cabin for the pilot and turning the unit in a hybrid vehicle that can be controlled and the pilot.

Source: geektimes.ru/post/249896/