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Video: 200-km/h wingsuit foiler pushes human flight to record levels

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Peter Salzmann experiences the glory of flight, gliding into the world record books on October 24, 2024

Austrian aerial stuntman and all-around maniac Peter Salzmann has already pushed wingsuiting to a whole ‘nother level in strapping on an electric propulsion system to turn himself into what might be the closest thing we’ve ever seen to a human aircraft. Now he’s back breaking boundaries once again, this time swapping out propulsion in favor of a dramatic new foil system designed to increase lift and overall flight time, pushing man that much closer to the gravity-flaunting freedom of bird-kind.

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CycloTech’s 750-lb CycloRotor-powered eVTOL aims for takeoff in 2025

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Austrian aviation company CycloTech has revealed it’s building a demonstrator version of an eVTOL to showcase its propulsion system for electric flight. The firm is hoping to take the wraps off its BlackBird flying car by the end of this year, and comm… Continue reading CycloTech’s 750-lb CycloRotor-powered eVTOL aims for takeoff in 2025→

Watch: Jetson founder pushes the limits of ‘Freestyle’ eVTOL agility

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Jetson Founder Tomasz Patan is clearly getting very comfortable with the Jetson One eVTOL’s flight control system … Watch him wrench the controls around to show off how sharply – and safely – this thing can handle tight turns in flight.Continue Readi… Continue reading Watch: Jetson founder pushes the limits of ‘Freestyle’ eVTOL agility→

Samson Switchblade: First flight for fold-out flying car

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A year after it was pronounced airworthy by the FAA, and 14 years after it was first announced, the Samson Sky Switchblade is officially off the ground. This street-legal three-wheeler converts to a 200-mph (320-km/h) airplane at the touch of a button…. Continue reading Samson Switchblade: First flight for fold-out flying car→

Now you can own your own eVTOL, if you’re crazy rich

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Got a pilot’s license? That and a cool ten mil will let you take off vertically then soar horizontally through the sky with Lilium’s sleek electric-powered craft, which is now on sale in the US market. It represents the first time eVTOLs have been offe… Continue reading Now you can own your own eVTOL, if you’re crazy rich→

MC One personal eVTOL rocks a Monaco-grade price tag

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Monégasque aerial photography and drone show company McClic has successfully test-flown its MC One personal eVTOL, a simple but nice-looking coaxial octacopter with a pilot’s seat on top. Anyone can fly it, given about 10 minutes’ training.Continue Rea… Continue reading MC One personal eVTOL rocks a Monaco-grade price tag→

RotorX opens pre-orders on its kit-build ultralight personal eVTOL

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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→

eVTOL flights will begin next year in NYC – but there’s a catch

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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→

Astonishing eVTOL flying car design uses side panels as biplane wings

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California startup Alef Aeronautics has shown off a remarkably fresh take on the street-legal eVTOL flying car in its 2025 Model A. This wild design debuts a 2-axis tilting cabin, and a horizontal cruise flight mode unlike anything we’ve seen before.Co… Continue reading Astonishing eVTOL flying car design uses side panels as biplane wings→

Innovative “Mad Bat” tail-sitting biplane eVTOL can also use runways

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The team behind the ADIFO omnidirectional, supersonic flying saucer has designed and prototyped an interesting and unique eVTOL design with an extraordinarily quick and simple method of transitioning between vertical and horizontal flight modes.Continu… Continue reading Innovative “Mad Bat” tail-sitting biplane eVTOL can also use runways→