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I think the ideal personal aircraft would work like a quadcopter during takeoff and landing, but unfold wings for cruising flight with much better efficiency. I

I think the ideal personal aircraft would work like a quadcopter during takeoff and landing, but unfold wings for cruising flight with much better efficiency. It seems there's already such a drone called Transwing, I hope they make a personal aircraft like that.

ansible 4y ago
That really is the basic idea here, except with more redundancy. Pulling the air over the wings and canard generates a lot of lift.