06 September 2008

Boeing Gets Darpa Helo Contract

After Boeing's Canard-Rotar-Wing crashed and burned...literally...twice, it appears that they will be getting another bite at the apple, this time with a concept called Diskrotor, in which retractable rotor blades are housed in a circular wing.

Note that about a year ago, I mentioned a similar concept being explored by a small Swiss start up, here are some pictures from them, along with a vid:




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