BAE Systems has announced that STRIX, a new type of VTOL (vertical takeoff and landing) aircraft, made its first flight in late October. The flight was reportedly successful, paving the way for ...

Demonstrator aircraft integrates hybrid turbine into Joby’s proven electric aircraft platform Aircraft flew just three months after announcement of hybrid concept, demonstrating value of vertical ...

What could be cooler than a jet-powered equivalent of a quadcopter drone? Well, how about a larger passenger-carrying version? That's exactly what aviation firm FusionFlight has just revealed, in the ...

There is a lot of talk these days about vertical take-off and landing aircraft, as this new type of aerial vehicles are poised to change the way urban and inter-city mobility looks like. If you have ...

It seems like we've been reporting about vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft for ages now, but somehow none of the companies involved in this young industry seems capable of really getting ...

STRIX's first VTOL flight involved testing the ability of the UAS' autonomous system to control a VTOL configuration during launch, sustained hover, and recovery. (BAE Systems) BAE Systems Australia's ...

For vertical takeoff and landing aircraft known as VTOLs, the technical path from vertical takeoff to horizontal flight is anything but a straight line that can take years to achieve. But when it ...

Joby Aviation on Thursday announced the first flight of its new turbine-electric, autonomous vertical takeoff and landing aircraft, marking a major step toward hybrid VTOL operations for commercial ...

In an aviation milestone, Piasecki Aircraft Corporation (PiAC) successfully conducted the first flight of its innovative proof of concept tilt-duct Aerial Reconfigurable Embedded System Demonstration ...

Archer Aviation has begun piloted vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) flight testing of its Midnight eVTOL aircraft, marking a significant step toward transition flights and planned commercial ...

The development began in the mid-1980s when the Air Force needed an engine to produce a thrust in the 129 kN class, while retaining the durability and reliability of the F100-PW-220 and F110-GE-100 ...