25th Congress of International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, 3 - 8 September 2006, Hamburg, Germany
Paper ICAS 2006-1.10.5


A MORPHING UAV WITH ROTARY AND FIXED-WING MODES

D. McMillan
Cranfield Univ., UK

Keywords: UAV, VTOL, rotary, morphing

The Morphing UAV with Rotary and Fixed-wing Modes (MURFM) is a novel aircraft that greatly minimises the compromises inherent in previous VTOL aircraft. Successful flight demonstrations prove the MURFM to be a feasible concept. Further development of the MURFM may yield valuable gains in performance and utility over existing UAVs.


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