Vertical Takeoff Plane Design Flies Three Times Faster Than Helicopters

Does this illustration look a little sci-fi to you? It should: It's a design for a plane that takes off vertically, like a helicopter, but that flies about three times faster than any helicopter today. Yes, those are rotors in the wings.

A team of graduate students from the Georgia Institute of Technology came up with the idea, which won first place at this year's American Helicopter Society International Student Design Competition. There's even a little PDF...
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Vertical Takeoff Plane Design Flies Three Times Faster Than Helicopters

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