Collaborate Disseminate
Propellers are designed to take a fluid, generally air or water, and use a rotating motion to push that fluid through. They’re evolutions, in a sense, from the Archimedes’ screw, which was likely used in ancient Egypt thousands of years before it was d… Continue reading Toroidal propellers: A noise-killing game changer in air and water
The means of carriage needn’t be the means of locomotion, says Node Air, and logistics for passengers and cargo will work better with detachable pods that can connect to air or ground vehicles as needed. It’s teamed up with JetX to pursue its vision.Co… Continue reading JetX and Node Air partner on a modular air/ground transport system
The Cavorite X5 is a fascinating eVTOL air taxi design, capable of splitting its wing covers apart to reveal its vertical lift fans, or closing them for high-speed, long-range cruise flight. Horizon has now started flight testing its prototype.Continue… Continue reading Horizon starts flight-testing its split-wing Cavorite X5 eVTOL
Hot on the heels of Lilium’s Phoenix 2 demonstrator, Israel’s Air has released video footage of its two-seat personal eVTOL prototype transitioning to cruise flight, marking the start of the company’s bid for FAA certification.Continue ReadingCategory:… Continue reading Air One personal eVTOL successfully transitions from hover to cruise
The world of electric aviation is full of possibility, but one area where these next-gen aircraft could have a near-term impact is in regional travel. Covering short distances with zero emissions is the modus operandi for fledgling startups like Eviati… Continue reading Air New Zealand eyes Alice electric plane for regional travel
Kit helicopter manufacturer RotorX has stepped into the personal eVTOL fray with its own take on the manned multicopter. The Dragon promises to zip you around at up to 63 mph (101 km/h), with joystick control, auto-landing, and a ballistic parachute.Co… Continue reading RotorX opens pre-orders on its kit-build ultralight personal eVTOL
Aura Aerospace has proposed a crazy new take on advanced air mobility. The five-seat Ranger looks like Darth Vader’s shuttle when it’s folded up, but it promises to fly further than any normal airliner, with roof-to-roof vertical takeoff and landing.Co… Continue reading Intercontinental hybrid VTOL could fly halfway around the world
There are very few full-size aircraft capable of transitioning between vertical takeoff and landing and wing-borne horizontal cruise flight, so it’s a big deal when a company manages the feat, as Archer has now claimed. But the video is a shocker.Conti… Continue reading Awful video celebrates Archer’s first full-transition eVTOL flight
You’ll have to pilot this next-gen aircraft yourself – although that’ll be easier than you’d think. Lift Aircraft says it’ll take you less than an hour to learn to fly its Hexa eVTOL, and then you’re off on a unique and spectacular sightseeing trip.Con… Continue reading eVTOL flights will begin next year in NYC – but there’s a catch
Archer is targeting FAA certification by the end of 2024, and its first air taxi flights in 2025. With its Maker prototype logging successful test flights, the company has now unveiled Midnight, the four-passenger aircraft it’ll push toward production…. Continue reading Meet Midnight, the eVTOL air taxi that Archer will take to production