A two-seat, all-electric vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) jet aircraft is currently being developed by an ESA incubator enterprise in Germany. Claimed to be capable of 400 km/h (250 mph), the ...

VTOL jet transports promised a future of vertical take off and landing for fast, flexible air travel. From bold Cold War prototypes to high hopes for commercial breakthroughs, these ambitious ...

The Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II ranks as the best VTOL fighter jet out there right now. It's a variant of the widely-used F-35, which some consider to be the most advanced jet in the world ...

For autonomous VTOL UAS to achieve transformative status like the jet engine has, they must deliver economic value and a clear path to profitability for operators.

The Dornier Do-31, a vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) transport aircraft, was developed in West Germany in the 1960s out of concern that a conflict might destroy existing runways and render its ...

The Germany-based startup founded in 2015 by four aerospace engineers and product designers is developing the Lilium Jet, an electric vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft.

The Vertical Business Jet (VBJ) is currently in development after successful proof of concept earlier this year. Civilian use estimated for 2025-2027 ...