@vstol Thank you for sharing this story, Mike! It is an amazing book, indeed, full of great data, pictures, and perspectives on the future (which is now!). Most of these discussions are still valid today. And there is even a mention of... The #HSVTOL concept! On page 109: "The tiltrotor is seen by #Bell as one way of implementing a stopped-rotor design. After transitioning to forward flight, the rotor would be feathered, stopped, and folded backwards. [...]" 🚁 #Aviation #VerticalFlight
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Latest article, "DARPA SPRINTs Toward High-Speed VTOL," #Vertiflite, May/June 2023:
https://evtol.news/news/darpa-sprints-toward-high-speed-vtol
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From the March/April issue of #Vertiflite, an in-depth summary of some of the important news from the @VTOLsociety's 10th Annual eVTOL Symposium in January and a perspective on our first decade of supporting the #eVTOLrevolution: "#eVTOL at the 10-Year Mark."
https://evtol.news/news/evtol-at-the-10-year-mark
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