What this means is that the Valo took off vertically, switched to an aircraft-like mode of operation, and then back to ...

A San Diego-based company has unveiled a vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) fighter jet platform. Shield AI’s new concept is designed for expeditionary and maritime operations in contested ...

The advances of Aurora’s demonstrator ensure that the company’s fan-in-wing VTOL experiments will extend well beyond DARPA’s SPRINT. Aurora Flight Sciences, a Boeing subsidiary, is poised to redefine ...

The combination of a tilt-wing (for improved aerodynamics) design with hybrid propulsion could be the winning formula for rugged aircraft that can handle challenging missions, with no emissions. Back ...

The speed, flexibility, and strategic advantage has always defined the history of air combat. Since the first ...

airframe platform for professional B2B VTOL UAV applications, with a focus on long-range and endurance-driven missions. With FlyBlocks, UAV companies start from a validated and controlled structural ...

Abstract: In an era where unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have become integral to various industries, understanding the intricacies of their design is essential to future aerospace engineers. This ...

From 'sleep mode' engines to foldaway wingtip rotors, the biggest players in VTOL are ditching 50-year-old designs for ...

Spirit AeroSystems’ units in Northern Ireland and Scotland have tentatively agreed to collaborate with Skyworks Aeronautics on the design of the latter’s proposed VertiJet vertical take-off and ...

The field of aviation is constantly evolving, and one of the most interesting recent ...

We've seen lots of designs for vertical take-off and landing vehicles over the years, but none are quite as striking as the wings on HopFlyt's Cyclone. The curved wings have their root in a design ...