Flexrotor undergoes SOCOM reliability tests - Special Operations
Demonstration of UAS included accelerated cycling. The latest variant of the Flexrotor Group 2 VTOL UAS from Aerovel has completed a series of reliability tests for US Special Operations Command (SOCOM). US-based Aerovel announced on 26 January that it demonstrated ‘over 150 cycles’ on Flexrotor variant. The UAS used VTOL to launch, then transitioned to wing-borne flight, climbed to cruise altitude, ‘cruised for a few minutes, and occasionally did a few “transition pairs” when needed...
Source: shephardmedia.com