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and landings
The proof-of-concept Quadcruiser performed its maiden flight
at the Grabenstetten special airfield near Stuttgart, Germany,
in December 2013, followed by testing at the Airbus Defence
and Space facility in Manching. The Quadcruiser project team
includes Steinbeis Flugzeug- und Leichtbau GmbH, who built
the 10 kg-class demonstrator aircraft.
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Quadcruiser
An Innovative Hybrid Aircraft Concept
The Quadcruiser concept evolved from a joint effort between The application of electric motors benefitted from the growing
the Airbus Group Corporate Technical Office, and Airbus expertise in electrical aircraft and their systems at Airbus Group
Defence and Space. It has resulted in a rapid prototyping, Innovations.
low-cost proof-of-concept activity addressing potential civil
and military applications around the world. The Quadcruisers vertical flight is achieved with four vertically
oriented electric motors that drive the aircrafts lift propellers.
As a scalable unmanned aerial vehicle family, the Quadcruisers During transition to the fixed-wing aircraft mode, a pusher
hybrid concept combines the VTOL (vertical takeoff and landing) propeller located at the rear accelerates the aircraft until its wings
and hover capabilities of the well-known quadcopter design with provide sufficient lift. Subsequently, the lift motors are stopped
the speed and cruise efficiency of a fixed-wing aircraft by using and their propellers adjusted to a low-drag position. Before
an additional pusher motor. landing, the aircraft transitions back to the quadcopter mode
using its four lift motors, enabling a vertical landing.