but also made it possible to build some very complex flying machines on a budget, especially when combined with 3D printing. [Joel Vlashof] really likes VTOL fighter aircraft and is in the process ...

[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 ...

And boy, does it look wild. The brief for the VTOL X-Plane is certainly impressive – develop an aircraft that can takeoff and land vertically, cut through the air at 300 to 400 knots (345 to 460 ...

A VTOL aircraft unlike anything seen before. Using ducted fans for vertical takeoff and high-speed forward flight, this aircraft promised to outclass helicopters and tiltrotors. But despite its ...

SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Today, Anduril and Archer (NYSE: ACHR) announced an exclusive partnership to jointly develop a hybrid VTOL aircraft for critical defense applications ...