Discover how the Hiller X-18, or the "Frankenplane" was built from spare parts, spurring on VTOL technology and blazing the ...

Have you ever heard of the "VTOL" flight concept? VTOL is an acronym that stands for "vertical take-off and landing." ...

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On Jan 9, China's first ton-class liquid hydrogen-powered vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) drone completed its maiden test flight in Baoji, Shaanxi province. [Photo by Wang Peipei/For ...

India is transforming its automotive industry with a focus on electric vehicles and VtoL technology. Advances in battery technology, intelligent management systems, and user-centric design are ...

[Joel Vlashof] really likes VTOL fighter aircraft and is in the process of building a fully functional radio-controlled F-35B. The F-35 series of aircraft is one of the most expensive defence ...

This lockheed concept jet can not only fly at Mach 2.2, but land vertically using 1950s engine technology. It would have been able to fly longer ranges, intercept enemy bombers and even deliver an ...

[Peter Ryseck]’s Mini QBIT quadrotor biplane brings in some of the efficiency of fixed-wing flight, without all the complexity usually associated with VTOL aircraft. The Mini QBIT is just a 3 ...

Some VTOL makers plan commercialization within a ... That’s why Honda put its CGI concept hybrid eVTOL on its Rose Parade float on New Year’s Day in Pasadena, Calif., and on television.

including concepts from Boeing and Airbus, but mass take-up of the technology isn’t expected until the 2030s. Sirius is hoping to leapfrog all this, not least because of the futuristic form of the ...