You can readily buy all kinds of quadcopters off the shelf these days, but sometimes it’s more fun to build your own. [Michael Rechtin] did just that, with a hefty design of his own creation.

This new drone takes its inspiration from birds, which, as you may have noticed, have both legs and wings. Engineers have ...

When mentioning drones, most people automatically think of fixed-wing designs like the military Reaper UAV or of small quadcopters. However, thanks in large part to modern electronics, motors ...

Michael Rechtin’s vehicle transitions from driving to flying via a four-bar linkage system. A retracting linear actuator ...

These larger drones would be of a fixed-wing design like aeroplanes, rather than the quadcopter design favoured by hobbyists. These are more fuel efficient, fly for longer and can carry more cargo.

Glacial Flyers, a group of students from Hitchin Boys’ School in Hitchin, were crowned this year’s winners at the 2024 RTX ...