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Bell’s High-Speed Vertical Take-Off and Landing concept aircraft could be manned or unmanned, large or small – Source: Bell The Bell helicopter maker has unveiled three new “High-Speed Vertical Take-Off and Landing” aircraft design concepts. Bell announced Monday the unveiling of design concepts for new aircraft systems for military applications …

A vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft is one that can hover, take off, and land vertically. This classification can include a variety of types of aircraft including fixed-wing aircraft as well as helicopters and other aircraft with powered rotors, such as cyclogyros/cyclo copters and tilt-rotors. Some VTOL aircraft can …