Sikorsky Finally Shows Its Impressive HEX Autonomous Tilt-Wing Hybrid-Electric VTOL
28 Feb 2024, 11:42 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Helicopter company Sikorsky presented the first renderings of a hybrid-electric VTOL it is currently working on, plus a bit more details
This Most Extreme VTOL Is Not Meant to Fly Over Earth
8 Feb 2024, 13:58 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / American space agency NASA is backing a project that aims to create an extreme vertical take-off and landing aircraft for the study of Mars
World's First Hydrogen-Powered VTOL Jet Has BMW DNA and It Seems Like a Waste of Tech
12 Jan 2024, 11:39 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Swiss aviation startup Sirius present the hydrogen-electric jet VTOL made with help from BMW DesignWorks and the Sauber Group
This Is the Hyundai Bad Boy of the Sky, 4-Passenger VTOL Expected to Fly in 2028
10 Jan 2024, 09:02 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / South Korean carmaker Hyundai's VTOL-making arm Supernal presented the S-A2 eVTOL concept at the CES 2024 show, plans to fly it commercially in 2028
Strange Aircraft With 12 Propellers Seen Over LA Was the Wisk VTOL Making Its Public Debut
24 Oct 2023, 06:06 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Aviation startup Wisk conducted the first public flight of the Cora fifth-gen eVTOL over Los Angeles, company one step closer to autonomous taxi flights
New Rolls-Royce Turbogenerator Gas Turbine Nails First Fuel Burn, Meant for VTOLs
28 Sep 2023, 08:00 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Aerospace company Rolls-Royce announced the completion of the first fuel burn test of a gas turbine meant for a new VTOL turbogenerator
Zapata AirScooter Is Here as the World’s Most Advanced Personal Flying Machine
19 Aug 2023, 07:10 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Zapata gets into the tourist sector with a lightweight vertical takeoff aircraft with hybrid propulsion, boasting the longest range in this emerging segment
DARPA Names Companies Working on Insanely Capable ANCILLARY VTOL Drone
5 Jul 2023, 12:48 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / DARPA selects nine companies to advance with the AdvaNced airCraft Infrastructure-Less Launch And RecoverY drone project
One of the Most Promising French Air Taxi Concepts Hits Milestone
26 Jun 2023, 04:12 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Ascendance Flight Technologies is one of the few in the AAM industry to have developed both a VTOL concept and a separate hybrid propulsion system
New Rolls-Royce Small Gas Turbine Ideal for eVTOLs to Enter Testing
20 Jun 2023, 11:47 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / British engine maker Rolls-Royce presented the initial details of a turbogenerator system with a small gas turbine which could be ideal for eVTOLs
Stellantis-Backed Archer Midnight eVTOL Ready for Tests, And It Looks Vicious
12 May 2023, 10:29 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / eVTOL maker Archer Aviation announced it has completed the first Midnight aicraft, testing on it to begin this summer before FAA certification
Fixed-Wing Military Drone Can Now Morph Into VTOL With Almost Zero Effort
10 May 2023, 08:14 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / American defense contractor AeroVironment introduces a vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) conversion kit for the Puma family of surveillance drones
A New Hybrid Drone Is Ready to Take Long-Range Deliveries to the Next Level
9 May 2023, 05:04 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / A Los Angeles company that started as a research project a few years back has launched a long-range delivery drone based on a hybrid platform
This Airboat-Like Contraption Fights to Become a U.S. Army Drone for Future Wars
29 Mar 2023, 11:30 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Shield AI V-BAT drone is part of the U.S. Army's Future Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System (FTUAS) program, new version being made with Northrop Grumman
Fokker-Republic Alliance: The Dutch-American Supersonic VTOL That Never Was
22 Mar 2023, 14:10 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / his is the story of the Fokker/Republic D.24 Alliance. The VTOL/STOL swing-wing jet fighter that gives a vibe it was designed by an acid trip.
The AirCar Is a Luxury Flying Car, All Carbon Fiber and Self-Adjusting Jet Engines
18 Mar 2023, 11:25 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The latest study from Lazzarini Design imagines the car of the future, with seating for four passengers, incredible autonomy, and outstanding performance
Blistering-Fast Cousin of Bell 360 Invictus, V-280 Valor Could Use Pratt & Whitney Engines
6 Mar 2023, 11:47 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Bell is one of several companies working on a High-Speed Vertical Takeoff and Landing (HSVTOL) aircraft for the USAF, works with Pratt & Whitney for engines
155 Miles Is the New Record for Longest eVTOL Flight, Famous Car Designer Has a Hand in It
3 Mar 2023, 13:15 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / AutoFlight's Prosperity eVTOL flew for 155 miles (250 km) on a single charge, setting a new milestone to beat for this type of aircraft
STRIX Is a Brand New Military VTOL, But It Kind of Looks Like a WWII Fighter Plane
28 Feb 2023, 09:09 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Defense contractor BAE Systems gave the world a first at a new military drone being put together in Australia, it's called STRIX
The Linx P9 Single Rotor Aircraft Has What It Takes to Put Helicopters Out of Business
29 Jan 2023, 03:02 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Linx P9 is a strange, single rotor, winged design for a possible upcoming vertical take-off and landing machine, numbers show a lot of potential