BETA’s ALIA MV250 Looks Like a Military Cargo Aircraft From the Future
With four electric lift rotors, a rear cruise propeller, autonomous flight, and a 2,000-pound payload, the ALIA MV250 looks ready to deliver cargo to a lunar outpost.
DJI’s First eVTOL Drone Reached 8,861 m on Mount Everest
Hidden behind DJI’s latest Everest announcement was something much bigger than another drone test. Meet the EV50, DJI’s first eVTOL delivery drone, designed to tackle high-altitude missions where conventional multirotors begin to struggle.
Doroni H1-X Is a Flying Car You Can Park in a Two-Car Garage
Most eVTOLs still look like oversized drones with cabins attached. The Doroni H1-X takes a different route, hiding its propellers inside sleek ducted fans to deliver a personal aircraft that finally looks like the flying cars science fiction promised us.
Forget Flying Cars, AIREV Thinks eVTOLs Are the Real Future
Flying cars may never become the norm, but AIREV believes personal eVTOL aircraft can. The all-electric AIR ONE packs eight motors, multiple layers of redundancy, foldable wings, and even a transparent floor, bringing Jetsons-style personal flight one step closer to reality.
Forget Propellers, This Drone Flies on Four Jet Engines
Powered by four turbojet engines, the Mayman Aerospace RAZOR P100 trades batteries and propellers for diesel-fueled speed, carrying up to 100 pounds over 240 miles at velocities exceeding 460 mph.
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 […]