Selected in US Air Force 2021 AFWERX Challenge
We’re excited to announce that VOX Aircraft was selected to move forward in the AFWERX High Speed Vertical Take Off and Landing Aircraft (HSVTOL) Challenge, with partners Raytheon-RTX and Pratt & Whitney.
Apparently another electrically propelled VTOL aircraft with a range-extending onboard generator, the Vox UAV uses a lift-and-cruise design with four multicopter-like rotors for lift, and a pusher prop for cruise. The lift rotors are enclosed in “wing strakes” to keep the risk of rotor strike to a minimum.
The company says this UAV, starting at 400 lb (181 kg), can significantly outperform a similarly-sized rotorcraft such as the MQ-8B Fire Scout. On the same fuel load, it’ll give you some four times the effective range, it’ll carry twice the payload, it’s got a much higher service ceiling, and crucially in this context it’s three times faster, with a max cruise speed of 300 knots (345 mph, 555 km/h).
Along with our partners Raytheon-RTX and Pratt & Whitney, we patiently await the selection to see what the future may hold! Click here to read the full article.
https://newatlas.com/aircraft/afwerx-high-speed-vtol-challenge-showcase/
