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VTOL (vertical take-off and landing) aircraft are a popular choice for passenger-carrying “air taxis,” but it’s easy to forget that they also make for quite versatile consumer drones. One such beast, the Swan Voyageur, could be yours for US$1,299.Conti… Continue reading Swan Voyageur drone puts VTOL capabilities in the hands of hobbyists
After turning its main attention away from jetpacks and to its Speeder Air Utility Vehicle (AUV), JetPack Aviation has shown the fruits of its labors in the form of the flight-ready P2 Speeder prototype. At the Draper Venture Network CEO Summit in Cali… Continue reading Mayman Aerospace debuts flight-ready Speeder flying motorbike prototype
Reno-based Valkyrie Systems Aerospace has received a research grant from the US Air Force to further develop its remarkable HoverJet Guardian concept, which combines electric VTOL and high-speed jet cruise with amphibious and hovercraft capabilities.Co… Continue reading US Air Force backs Valkyrie’s high-speed, amphibious jet-powered eVTOL
eVTOL (Electric Vertical Take-off and Landing) craft are some of the more exciting air vehicles being developed lately. They aim to combine the maneuverability and landing benefits of helicopters with …read more Continue reading Radio Control Joby Aircraft Uses Six Tiltrotors To Fly
San Francisco’s Elroy Air has revealed its pre-production Chaparral C1, an autonomous VTOL lift & cruise cargo drone running on a hybrid-electric system that allows it to transport loads up to 500 lb (227 kg), in a canoe-shaped cargo tub, over distance… Continue reading Elroy Air unveils its heavy-lift, long-range, hybrid cargo VTOL
We’ve chatted with JetPack Aviation’s David Mayman many times over the years. His company’s groundbreaking work on jetpacks and flying motorcycles seems to proceed at a dizzying pace, and it’s always fascinating and enlightening to learn what’s new on … Continue reading JetPack Aviation speeds on with 2nd-gen flying motorcycle tests
Although fixed-wing drones can fly farther and faster than multicopters, they typically require runways to take off and land. The Vetal flying-wing drone addresses that compromise, with a rather striking “tail-sitter” design.Continue ReadingCategory: D… Continue reading Vetal tail-sitter VTOL drone is set to take to the sky
Two years ago we first heard about the AB5 JetQuad, a jet-powered VTOL (vertical take-off and landing) drone. Well, it’s time to meet its new-and-improved successor, the AB6. Among other things, it has an estimated top speed of 250 mph.Continue Reading… Continue reading AB6 JetQuad drone gives the quadcopter concept a shot of jet fuel
The fascinating CycloTech eVTOL prototype has taken its first flight tests, running its paddle steamer-style “Cyclogiro” propulsion system, which offers some interesting advantages over typical multirotor-style designs.Continue ReadingCategory: Aircraf… Continue reading CycloTech shows first flight of its cyclo-rotor eVTOL prototype
Back in 2018, we heard how UK startup Volerian was planning to build a VTOL aircraft with a unique flapping-wing propulsion system. Although we’ve yet to see a functioning model of that vehicle, the company has now incorporated the technology into what… Continue reading Volerian packs its flapping-wing VTOL tech into a room fan