The Zapata AirScooter is a hybrid-electric, single-seat VTOL aircraft designed to make personal flight simple and accessible.

The Janus-1 is a twin-rotor personal helicopter with the nickname of the flying suitcase. Developed by the Chinese company, X-Control, the nickname refers to the aircraft's diminutive size, and while ...

Personal electric aircraft have teased us for years. They look futuristic, promise freedom from traffic, and usually come with prices that put them out of reach or timelines that feel uncertain.

BAE Systems has announced that STRIX, a new type of VTOL (vertical takeoff and landing) aircraft, made its first flight in late October. The flight was reportedly successful, paving the way for ...

While Boeing, Airbus and Lockheed are making huge splashes (and sales) and stealing all the headlines in the opening days of the 2017 Paris Air Show, some smaller companies and aircraft are still ...

If you're not familiar with AMSL Aero, you should because this Aussie startup is gearing up to bring the world's longest-range VTOL (vertical takeoff and landing) aircraft to the market. Vertiia uses ...

Some technologies, like smartphones, have a transformative impact on entire sectors of the economy and our everyday lives. Advances in autonomous unmanned aerial systems (UAS), or drones, are driving ...

Anduril Industries and Archer Aviation have come together to rapidly advance aerial warfare. This partnership aims to develop a next-generation hybrid-propulsion vertical-take-off-and-landing (VTOL) ...

Horizon Aircraft's Cavorite X7 is a hybrid-electric VTOL aircraft uniquely designed for all-weather, year-round operations, aiming for IFR and "flight into known icing conditions" (FIKI) certification ...

When President Trump signed an executive order accelerating U.S. drone production and advanced air systems, many people focused their attention on defense. But embedded within that policy was ...

The Army has detailed an extensive plan for evaluating hybrid-electric vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) platforms and enabling technologies, with an aim to hold capability demonstrations between ...