The tilt rotor technology demonstrator is completely electric powered; designed to hover like a helicopter and convert to a fixed wing aircraft in forward flight thanks to its two integrated rotors which can be tilted through more than 90 degrees. The demonstrator performed its first unmanned tethered flight in June 2011 at AgustaWestland’s Cascina Costa facility in Italy and has since performed untethered hovering flights inside a secured area.

Read more on: http://www.agustawestland.com/news/agustawestland-unveils-project-zero-tilt-rotor-technology-demonstrator

tech specs at the end of the video

[EDITOR'S NOTE:  Video of Jordi Interview starts at 25:22, and there's a 1 minute non-skippable ad in the beginning]

http://www.wat.tv/video/20-heures-juin-2012-52q2z_2i6xp_.html

Yesterday, in the TV news show of the 1st French chanel TF1, there was some images and comments about the growing trend for drones in US (in particular for real estate agency) with interview of Jordi Munoz (3D Robotics).