Question: How long have you been working in aviation? Answer: I have been working in this field for 76 years. I recently turned 97 but am still active. Oliver VTOL Hexplanes A 12,500 pound class ...

Joby Aviation on Thursday announced the first flight of its new turbine-electric, autonomous vertical takeoff and landing ...

A few guys from Jobi Robotics came up with a really interesting RC plane called the Quadshot. With 4 motors, the plane is very similar to the quadcopter builds we’ve seen, but an added wing allows it ...

Samad Aerospace says the design of its new two-seat VTOL concept, the Q-Starling, was inspired by everything from the P51 Mustang to the Hawk fighter jet to a Maserati, although there is also ...

There are a variety of possible motor configurations to choose from when building a fixed-wing VTOL drone, but few take the twin-motor tilt-rotor approach used by the V-22 Osprey. However, it remains ...

With Uber Elevate’s announcement that it plans to start its first urban air mobility network in 2023, the electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) race is on. Uber’s partnership with Joby is big ...

If you need a drone aircraft that can hover in one spot or perform vertical take-offs and landings (VTOL), then a multi-rotor contraption such as a quadcopter is the way to go. Should you be looking ...

The creator of a commercial jet that needs no runway says the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted a utility patent for its TriFan 600 vertical take-off airplane. XTI Aircraft Co., based at ...

Aergility Corporation announced today that it will be unveiling its full-scale ATLIS hybrid cargo VTOL UAV prototype on April 25th. As a result of years of development and testing, the innovative ...

The LTV XC-142 was a hybrid airplane-helicopter decades ahead of its time. One of the earliest examples of a plane that could take off and land like a helicopter and fly like a conventional fixed-wing ...