YouTuber Tom Stanton makes use of his engineering knowhow (and a couple of other crucial computer skills, like modeling) to design a kind of helicopter wing that turns the entire machine into a sort-of drone—all with one set of rotating blades.
Engineering a New Kind of Helicopter Wing
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