A VTOL prototype called BlackBird flew for the first time powered by a total of six CycloRotors, a new tech that gives ...

NASA is developing aircraft with Distributed Electrical Propulsion systems with power sources not connected to electric ...

We are always looking to cover 6th-generation fighters, analyze their strengths and weaknesses, determine their cost, describe their technological features, and predict when they will be ready. You ...

VTOL maker Archer and United Airlines announced the first dedicated air taxi network for the city of New York, should be up ...

The Ryan X-13 Vertijet was an experimental aircraft built to test vertical takeoffs and landings from a distinct tail-sitting position—which looked more like a space shuttle sitting on the ...

The goal is not a production aircraft or a VTOL craft suited to a specific mission ... the aim is to “push the boundaries out of our dominant design space that we have today.” ...

The BlueWater Maritime Logistics UAS project seeks innovative VTOL designs. The unique PteroDynamics Transwing design recently received a $4.65 million contract expansion. The US Navy wants to ...

[Peter Ryseck]’s Mini QBIT quadrotor biplane brings in some of the efficiency of fixed-wing flight, without all the complexity usually associated with VTOL aircraft. The Mini QBIT is just a 3 ...

For a long time fixed wing VTOL drones were tricky to work with, but with the availability of open source flight control and autopilot software this has changed. To make experimentation even ...

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