Archer Midnight eVTOL Air Taxi Could Replace Helicopters for 20–50 Mile City Flights
The Archer Midnight eVTOL cruises at 240 km/h with a 160 km range and rapid battery charging between flights.
Zapata Airscooter Is a Hybrid Personal Aircraft You Can Fly Without a Pilot License
It even includes a button that can automatically return the aircraft home in an emergency.
China’s UFO-Style Flying Car Can Land in a Parking Lot and Evacuate People From Buildings
The fully electric aircraft carries up to four people, flies autonomously, and uses ducted fans to remove the danger of exposed propellers.
Tokyo Just Got a Real Flying Car Demo and It Took Off From a Parking Lot
Tokyo traffic is legendary. So when someone says they are working on a solution that literally flies over it, you pay attention. On February 24, […]
Meet the LQ-01, Beihang’s Tilt-Body Drone That Ditches the Osprey Drama
While it looks like a mechanical stick insect trying to make sense of flight, rest assured that the Tilt-body VTOL Drone LQ-01 from Beihang University […]
From X³ To Racer: Airbus’ Flying Box-Wing Beast Hits The Sky
Remember the Eurocopter X³? It broke the record in 2013, achieving a mind-blowing 255 knots (472 km/h) with its unique hybrid configuration. The program was […]
Pterodynamics Transwing VTOL: Folding Wings And Unfolding Possibilities
The concept of a VTOL with fixed-wing airplane flight is not new. Hell, even a cartoon like M.A.S.K. had this concept with the Switchblade. Meanwhile, […]
Jetson ONE Just Pulled Off The First eVTOL Race—Eat Your Heart Out, Podracers
Here’s one way to prove the airworthiness of a personal electric aerial vehicle, aka eVTOL: a race. Tomasz Patan’s other company, Jetson, has just achieved […]
Drone Sweet Drone: Amazon’s MK30 Is Quietly Watching Your Backyard (With Your Order)
If you haven’t already heard, Amazon’s new air delivery drone took flight last December—and no, it’s not here to spy on your barbecue. The MK30, […]
Japan’s Skies Get A Tech Makeover With AutoFlight’s Historic eVTOL Flight
Who needs traditional runways when you can have a flying machine that takes off like a helicopter and cruises like a plane? Enter AutoFlight, a […]
Sikorsky ‘Rotor Blown Wing’ UASFor DARPA Is Almost An All-Wing Unmanned Aircraft
American aircraft manufacturer, Sikorsky, best known for its helicopters, is working on a unique unmanned VTOL aircraft for DARPA. This is no ordinary VTOL—it is […]