FanWing
Sign in to savethumb|FanWing cross-section showing airflow The FanWing is a type of aircraft rotor wing in which a horizontal-axis cross-flow fan is used in close conjunction with a fixed wing. The fan forces airflow over the fixed surface to provide both lift and forward thrust.
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thumb|FanWing cross-section showing airflow The FanWing is a type of aircraft rotor wing in which a horizontal-axis cross-flow fan is used in close conjunction with a fixed wing. The fan forces airflow over the fixed surface to provide both lift and forward thrust.
The concept was initially developed around 1997 by designer Patrick Peebles and is under development by his company FanWing Ltd. As of December 2024, only experimental drones have been flown.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “FanWing” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.