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"One of the few truly new aircraft since the Wright Brothers"    Clive Thompson, New York Times

FanWing STOL UAV  MTOW 12 kg   autonomy 80 minutes  2 kg payload                                                                                             Photo  Andrew Kayes

 

New: experimental ultralight/LSA manned demonstrator now planned for 2013

"Could FanWing go from LSA to heavy lifter?" -  see  AOPA online

 
 Image by Adrian Mann  © FanWing Ltd   

  
  • Patented distributed-propulsion vortex-lift technology

  • Flight-tested proof-of-concept high lift and thrust efficiency

  • Slow manoeuvrable flight performance

  • Stability in turbulence and no stall

  • Short take-off and landing

  • Ongoing development of vectored thrust for VTOL application

  • Low carbon footprint for projected manned applications