Until vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) machines, with their innovative ways of flying, get here, there are two main kinds of aircraft in operation today: fixed-wing planes that speed horizontally ...

If air taxi services ever take off, you might want to hold onto your hat very firmly. A new FAA report looking at various eVTOL prototypes shows that when they take off and land they have a downwash ...

Electra first showed off its zero emission eSTOL (electric Short Take Off and Landing) aircraft concept back in 2021. After a proof-of-concept prototype that exceeded nearly every initial promise, the ...

Autonomy start-up Shield AI is expanding its tactical portfolio to include jet-powered aircraft. The San Diego-headquartered firm on 22 October revealed a new vertical take-off and landing ...

Not every plane has the luxury of very long airport-worthy runway strips. In fact, many combat scenarios are in non-ideal locations that often do not come with a nice long runway for landing and ...