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Rolls-Royce Will Provide Engines for a New All-Electric Chopper Coming in 2024
The engine builder says it will be powering Vertical Aerospace's VA-X4 to a top speed of 200 mph. Its first flight will happen this year.
Dutch Students Just Unveiled the World’s First Hydrogen-Powered Aircraft
"Phoenix PT," scheduled to fly next summer, is a prototype of a full-scale, two-passenger aircraft that will make its first flight in 2022.
The FAA Has Cleared the World’s First Flying Car for Takeoff
Terrafugia's Transition has a Special Light-Sport Aircraft certificate, but the US company needs to finish the car to make it street legal.
This New 6-Passenger Electric Aircraft Could Revolutionize Commuting
The Y6SPlus can fly from lower Manhattan to JFK in eight minutes.
With a 500-Mile Range, This New Electric Chopper May Be the World’s Most Efficient eVTOL
If it lives up to initial projections, AMSL Aero's recently launched Vertiia could have a top cruise speed of 186 mph and eventual range of 500 miles.
This Flying Supercar Concept Is Faster Than Your Lambo—in the Air and on the Ground
The Firenze Lanciare cruises at 500 mph as a jet and can out-accelerate a Lamborghini on the ground. It's a whole new category of flying car.
This New Jet Concept Flaps Its Wings Like a Bird to Fly More Efficiently
The AlbatrossONE concept may revolutionize aircraft design, resulting in much longer wings and dramatic reductions in CO2 emissions.
This New Space-Age Jet Suit Is Like Having a VTOL Strapped to Your Arms
The $440,000 "Mk2" suit, which its founder claims will make personal flight "intuitive," has two mini-jet engines on each arm and a larger one on the backpack.
This Futuristic New eVTOL Concept Uses a Boat Propeller to Fly in Any Direction
CycloTech is basing its Cyclogyro aircraft's design around highly maneuverable Voith Schneider marine propellers used in commercial ships.
This Man Just Became the First Person to Parachute From a Solar-Powered Plane
The man behind SolarStratos becomes the first person to skydive from an electric aircraft, though the real point of the "record" is about sustainable flight.
The ‘Flying-V,’ a Fuel-Efficient Alternative to Jumbo Jets, Just Flew for the First Time
A scaled version of the V-Wing made its first flight, showing that alternative designs could become long-distance aircraft of the future.
This Wild New Aircraft Could Make Private Aviation as Affordable as Flying Commercial
The laminar-flow design of the Celera 500L gives it a 4,500-mile range while its operating costs are about a sixth of competitive business jets.