The US Navy’s new electric-powered STOL aircraft could be the future when it comes to getting personnel and equipment into previously hard-to-reach hostile areas.
Based on eSTOL technology – electric short take-off and landing – it uses eight electric motors to significantly increase wing lift, allowing it to take off and land in just a tenth of the space needed by conventional aircraft.
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