Fixed-wing drone rises like a chopper and levels out when it's time to fly [feedly]

Rotary wing drones like GoPro's newly unveiled Karma, and fixed-wing varieties like those often used in agriculture, both have their strengths and weaknesses. Efforts to combine the best of both raise the prospect of unmanned aircraft that can take off vertically and also fly for a long time. The latest entrant to this arena comes from researchers at the Delft University of Technology, whose delftAcopter relies on a helicopter propellor to be lifted off the ground, but then soars like a plane once in the air.

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