France developed the Nord 500—a vertical takeoff and landing aircraft powered by twin ducted fans that promised speed, ...

An open-fan engine features a larger-diameter fan for better efficiency. As the accompanying nacelle would make the engine ...

VTOL: Vertical Take-Off and Landing, referring to aircraft capable of lifting off and landing vertically. Ducted Fan: A propulsion system where a fan or rotor is enclosed within a duct ...

Aimed at flights under 250 nautical miles, which comprise a quarter of global air traffic, the architecture offers an ...

To validate the new configuration, VoltAero is using a rotating test bench. This has a small model of the Cassio 330 mounted ...

French developer VoltAero has unveiled a significant redesign of its Cassio 330 hybrid-electric aircraft, dropping the ...

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Rolls-Royce CEO Tufan Erginbilgic said on Tuesday it was "even more true" that the British jet engine maker would like to ...

A whisper-quiet jet soared past the crowd at speeds up to 100 mph, one of three ducted-fan jets flown during a demonstration Sunday at the second annual Buy, Build and Fly event hosted by the ...

Rolls-Royce intends by 2028 to be running two versions of its UltraFan demonstrator engine - one for widebodies and the other ...

(Nasdaq: XTIA) ("XTI"), a pioneer in xVTOL and powered-lift aircraft solutions ... uses twin turboshaft engines to power three ducted fans (ducts not pictured) for safe, reliable and efficient ...