The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has assigned the designation X-76 to its high-speed vertical takeoff and landing aircraft prototype under the SPRINT program, a step that follows a formal ...

For more than a decade, quadcopter drones have defined the commercial drone market. They are agile, precise, and well suited for localized missions. But as agencies and enterprise ...

Vertical take-off and landing refer to the style of flying where aircraft and drones just take off, hover, and then land vertically. The most popular type of VTOL UAV is drones with a number of ...

Vertical takeoff and landing aircraft are becoming increasingly important for the future of military aviation and strategic superiority. As one of the pioneers of vertical lift aircraft technology, ...

Proprotor blades stop and fold back and propulsion transitions from turboshaft to turbofan to accelerate the X-76 to speeds ...

As the Army accelerates its transformation, it also faces significant challenges from aging platforms and evolving ...

The VTOL kit allows the Puma 2AE and Puma 3AE UAS to operate in a wider range of terrains. AeroVironment has announced the release of its Puma vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) kit, which can be ...

While regular multicopter drones are highly stable and maneuverable, their vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) counterparts are faster and more energy-efficient when in forward flight. Germany's ...

Toulouse-based hybrid-electric start-up Ascendance Flight Technologies has begun final assembly of its Atea vertical take-off ...

Can't face the drive to the airport? Why not bypass the whole circus and jump in your two-seat, vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) all-electric engine jet aircraft? That's the vision for the Lilium ...

There are lots of acronyms for electric aviation, but eVTOL has stood the test of time for 15 years. In August 2014, NASA unveiled its GL-10 "Greased Lightning" vectored-thrust eVTOL demonstrator with ...