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Liquid-hydrogen-powered eVTOL makes a dazzling world debut
June 20, 2024Sirius Aviation, in partnership with BMW Designworks, has today offered the first look at the inside and out of its upcoming CEO Jet, a winged eVTOL with 28 ducted fans that's powered by hydrogen fuel cells for a range of 1,150 miles per trip. -
$400,000 helmet turns fighter jets transparent for 360-degree vision
June 15, 2024Lockheed Martin's F-35 Lightning II is the most expensive military fighter plane ever produced at US$109 million per craft plus $6.6 million in annual operational costs – and the helmet you need to fly it is one of the most impressive features. -
Archer's Midnight air taxi completes first transition flight
June 13, 2024After nailing its first full-size eVTOL transition in 2022 with the Maker, Archer Aviation has revealed that its Midnight aircraft has successfully transitioned from hover to horizontal flight, before going on to clock speeds of over 100 mph. -
Watch: High-tech eSTOL aircraft hardly needs any runway
May 30, 2024This remarkable hybrid-electric aircraft has raked in more than US$8 billion on the back of its remarkable promise: quiet, long-range, low-emission flights using almost no runway for takeoff and landing. Watch it deliver in its first STOL test flight. -
Cruise-capable eVTOL flying motorcycle rocks tilting thrusters
May 30, 2024Czech company UDX is flying scale prototypes of a tandem 2-up eVTOL it calls Airwolf. With individually-tilting ducted fan propulsion, it's got enough wing surface for efficient cruise flight as well as agile movement from a hover. -
Heavy-lifting, long-range hydraulic uUAV multirotor flies into production
May 24, 2024The Scottish company behind a novel heavy-lift utility UAV that uses an internal combustion engine and hydraulic motors has now frozen design plans and is preparing for production following successful flight tests in Denmark. -
Sikorsky flight tests rotor blown wing VTOL tail-sitter for DARPA
May 23, 2024Sikorsky has advanced to the next phase of a DARPA project to develop an unmanned VTOL aircraft capable of flying all-weather missions from ships or land. The rotor blown wing VTOL tail-sitter is currently undergoing flight testing. -
Stunning drone vs plane footage is a wonderful advertisement for flight
May 17, 2024Flying has never looked more beautiful than in this short, cinematic FPV drone video. Serene, inspirational, captivating. The sheer confidence and skill in low-level flying as the pilot dips his wheels into the water are absolutely breathtaking. -
Video: Hermeus hypersonic aircraft gathers speed with precooler test
May 16, 2024Hermeus has stolen another quick march on its way to building a hypersonic aircraft as it begins testing its proprietary precooler on a Pratt & Whitney F100 jet engine that will be installed in the company's Quarterhorse Mk 2 prototype. -
Quantum navigation system aims to counter deadly GPS spoofing
May 16, 2024Britain has scored a world-first with a series of test flights to demonstrate the core technologies of a future quantum navigation system that's designed to foil one of the most potentially dangerous, yet not very widely publicized, threats that transportation faces: GPS jamming and spoofing. -
World-first aerospike rocket flight test ends in disaster
May 09, 2024It was set to be the world's first flight test for an aerospike rocket engine, but the MIRA I prototype crashed on takeoff before the most innovative part of its propulsion system could fire. Undeterred, Polaris is building two bigger prototypes. -
$190,000 eVTOL deliveries begin July – no license required
May 03, 2024Personal flight is currently undergoing a renaissance thanks to the rapid advancement of so many requisite industrial technologies. The next phase is poised to begin and the production version of this aircraft could well mark the occasion in history. -
Airbus Helicopters’ super-fast, efficient Racer makes maiden flight
April 25, 2024Airbus Helicopters has flown its high-speed concept copter, which dashes 50% faster than other commercial copters, for the first time. The 249-mph (216-kt, 400-km/h) Racer demonstrator is not only fast, but consumes up to 25% less fuel. -
Video: Beta Alia nails first manned eVTOL transition to cruise flight
April 23, 2024Vermont's Beta Technologies has emerged a leader in the eVTOL space, and it's now become the first to perform a successful transition – from helicopter-style hovering to airplane-like cruising – with a pilot on board. -
Video: Boom's XB-1 cleared for supersonic test flights
April 17, 2024Boom has been given permission to go supersonic by the US FAA. The first-ever Special Flight Authorization (SFA) to Exceed Mach means the company's XB-1 prototype will be allowed to break the sound barrier during its test flights.
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