AltoVolo just flew a prototype of the Sigma. The hybrid VTOL aircraft can fly 500 miles, hit 220 mph, and makes 80 percent less noise than a chopper.

BAE Systems has announced that STRIX, a new type of VTOL (vertical takeoff and landing) aircraft, made its first flight in late October. The flight was reportedly successful, paving the way for ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sikorsky has already shown it can make a damn good chopper. Now it’s ready to prove it can make a fleet of futuristic hybrid ...

Until recently, personal flight enthusiasts could still get their hands on the famous Jetson aircraft for $128,000. That's no longer the case. Starting today, the Jetson eVTOL costs $148,000 – a ...

AIRO unveils a full-scale hybrid-electric VTOL aircraft at XPONENTIAL 2026, with cargo (JC250) and ISR (JX250) configurations.

Not only can the aircraft take off and land vertically like a helicopter, it can also fly forward at a top speed of 80 km/h (50 mph). That said, it's limited to a flight time of 20 minutes per battery ...

Anduril Industries and Archer Aviation have come together to rapidly advance aerial warfare. This partnership aims to develop a next-generation hybrid-propulsion vertical-take-off-and-landing (VTOL) ...

Some technologies, like smartphones, have a transformative impact on entire sectors of the economy and our everyday lives. Advances in autonomous unmanned aerial systems (UAS), or drones, are driving ...

Joby Aviation on Thursday announced the first flight of its new turbine-electric, autonomous vertical takeoff and landing aircraft, marking a major step toward hybrid VTOL operations for commercial ...

When President Trump signed an executive order accelerating U.S. drone production and advanced air systems, many people focused their attention on defense. But embedded within that policy was ...

While Boeing, Airbus and Lockheed are making huge splashes (and sales) and stealing all the headlines in the opening days of the 2017 Paris Air Show, some smaller companies and aircraft are still ...