The best choice for the Navy’s next vertical lift platform is an optionally piloted rotorcraft. Navy future vertical lift is often considered a contest of competing prototypes: Two currently flying include the Sikorsky-Boeing SB>1 Defiant is a coaxial design with counter-rotating rotors and a pusher propeller for high-speed dash. The Bell V-280 is a tiltrotor … Continue reading Navy Future Vertical Lift: Pilot Optional