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  "textContent": "We've seen lots of designs for vertical take-off and landing vehicles over the years, but none are quite as striking as the wings on HopFlyt's Cyclone. The curved wings have their root in a design first introduced in the 1920s but never employed in a commercial vehicle.\n\nContinue Reading\n\n**Category:** Aircraft, Transport\n\n**Tags:** eVTOL, Hybrid eVTOLs, VTOL, Unmanned, Aircraft",
  "title": "Video: Semicircular wings give Cyclone VTOL a different kind of lift"
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