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This type of drone has the best of both features from rotor-based & fixedwing design. In the fix-wing hybrid, it will have a couple of rotors which will be attached at the end of wings or in the middle of wings given the wings must rotate accordingly to perform VTOL (Vertical Take-off & Landing). For e.g., the rotor will be perpendicular during take-off and attains to parallel while cruising.

These types of drones are formed from the type of aircraft that dates back to the 50s and 60s. However, implementing this type of technology to real-life was considerably difficult, and they were largely helved before they came as drones. These types of units are still in the experimental or trial stage and are less commercially available than the fixed-wing, multi-rotor, and single rotor counterparts. They are still in the military while several companies are developing them, and they may well be the wave of the future.