By now we’re all familiar with the quad-rotor design most popular among modern drones, and of course there are many variants ...

Whomsley’s aircraft features two large spinning cylinders mounted on either side of the fuselage. Unlike typical R/C planes with fixed wings, this design relies entirely on the Magnus effect for lift.

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