<p>➀ Engineers at the University of Surrey are developing a fixed-wing drone platform designed to combine long-range endurance with precise maneuverability for urban delivery and offshore wind turbine inspections; </p><p>➁ The project transitions from indoor motion-capture lab tests to controlled outdoor trials, focusing on perching, short-run launches, and wind-resilient flight control; </p><p>➂ A machine learning controller trained on flight data enables real-time adjustments, aiming to navigate dense environments like urban corridors and turbine arrays efficiently.</p>