And now, Samad has released plans for another hybrid VTOL aircraft ... the fuselage and wings – one main fan for lift, four stabilizers for balance "The turbo-generator then becomes a turbo ...

In the early 1960s, Republic Aviation pitched a daring concept: a supersonic VTOL jet capable of launching from any surface, ...

Drone-like VTOL capabilities with a long-range ... But if you route the power instead to the four vertical lift fans embedded in its fat wings to take off and land vertically, you'll burn so ...

startup Sabrewing Aircraft has conducted the first tethered hover of the turbo-electric ducted-fan vertical-takeoff-and-landing (VTOL) vehicle. The Camarillo, California-based company rolled out ...

There are no sci-fi-inspired giant, drone-like fan blades or ducted fans to be found ... this vehicle not only will have vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) capabilities but will also be able ...

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 ...

Sticking a small “e” in front of VTOL (vertical takeoff ... but forward motion is 100-percent turbo-driven. With the wing closed there’s no drag from the fans, which gives the Horizon ...

Enter the company’s newest project, the Jetoptera 2000, a VTOL flying car that can lift ... which is described as “a bladeless fan on steroids.” So, instead of needing loud and heavy ...

Archer Aviation raises $430M in equity capital to support its new hybrid VTOL aircraft development with Anduril for defense needs. Archer's new Defense program, backed by military aviation expert ...

Oregon—is double that of most helicopters and seven times that of battery-only VTOL designs. It can also use its fans to perform a short takeoff and landing (STOL) from an airport runway for ...

Credit: Aurora Flight Sciences Aurora Flight Sciences has unveiled a refined concept for a fan-in-wing high-speed vertical-takeoff-and-landing (VTOL) aircraft as it receives funding to proceed to ...