A most unusual aircraft: WITH THE FIRST FLIGHT OF THE FUTURISTIC AD-150 VTOL UAV WITHIN SIGHT. ITS LEAD ENGINEER REVEALS DETAILS OF THE TEST PROGRAM FOR THE UAV THAT IS DESTINED FOR THE US MARINES

摘要

The American Dynamics Flight Systems (ADFS) AD-150 is a tilt-duct vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) capable of achieving high forward airspeeds. The aircraft uses a pair of rotating wing tip-mounted ducted fans to provide the vertical lift and forward thrust needed to approach 300kts. The AD-150 has been developed around upcoming US Marine Corps requirements for a high-speed VTOL UAV capable of operating in a shipboard maritime environment.