My question is about the two different flight modes. Given the two other ships that have multiple flight modes (Reliant and Xi'An Scout) have had those flight modes regulated to landing only, what makes the Blades multiple flight modes different?
Cloud Imperium
This was an error in the website listing, the folded mode is purely for storage/landing like the Scythe/Glaive and harks back to its Vanduul roots where hundreds of Blades would be stored inside larger carriers.
starfarer.space · Q&A: Esperia Vanduul Blade - Part I