Experimental, jet-powered, vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) vehicle was scrapped mainly because of its instability.

We are used to thinking about vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft as being powered by spinning blades. After all, just like helicopters, they need spinning blades to lift off and move ...

Harrier II: VTOL jet with rotating nozzles, rugged frame, key in combat from Cold War to Afghanistan.

This innovative jet was designed at the same time Rockwell was working on its XFV prototype. If there were a VTOL competition between the two experimental jets, Convair's would come out on top as ...

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[Joel Vlashof] really likes VTOL fighter aircraft and is in the process of building a fully functional radio-controlled F-35B. The F-35 series of aircraft is one of the most expensive defence ...

The $46 million contract will see the vertical take-off and landing uncrewed aerial vehicles replace Italy's Textron RQ-7 ...

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 ...

Vertiia is gearing up to become the first long-range hydrogen-powered VTOL (vertical takeoff and landing) for passenger flights. It owes its impressive range to hydrogen fuel cells, but this ...

ARLINGTON, Va., April 21, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AeroVironment (AV), a global leader in intelligent, multi-domain autonomous systems, today announced it has been awarded a $46.6M contract by the ...