The CAA, sponsored by the Department for Transport, is identifying the proposed regulatory changes needed to accommodate the safe use of new types of VTOL aircraft in the UK. Following our initial ...

FAA and Department of Transportation have launched a project on creation of advanced air mobility research range in Oklahoma ...

It seems like forever ago that a series of companies started working on the next golden goose of civil aviation, vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft. Luckily, we’re rapidly approaching the ...

Runways are undesirable locations for military aircraft. Being tied to miles of concrete gives jet aircraft a built-in vulnerability as well as restricting their flexibility. At sea, it is extremely ...

We've seen lots of designs for vertical take-off and landing vehicles over the years, but none are quite as striking as the wings on HopFlyt's Cyclone. The curved wings have their root in a design ...

Whisper Aero unveiled its JetFoil propulsion system, which integrates ultraquiet electric engines and ducted fans into a wing's airfoil to enable runway independence for various aircraft, from air ...

The development pace of vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft is accelerating, and not only in the U.S. and Asia. On the Old Continent, the only company that’s actively pursuing such a flying ...

Northrop Corp’s Norair division used this unusual-looking test vehicle to study hot-gas ingestion and jet-induced effects associated with vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL), with an eye toward future ...