ここまで紹介してきたのは、すでに有人の実用機が存在する機体の話だった。実用機だから当然だが、すでに熟成されていて、やや「ワクワクしない」かもしれない。そこで今回は、現在進行中の研究開発案件を1つ紹介しよう。 オスプレイより速く!

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