there were several studies into creating the first mass-produced vtol aircraft. A plane that could operate like a jet, and then at the same time, land vertically where needed. Bell, who had been ...

On this day in aviation history, February 19, 1957, the Bell X-14 made its first flight. This aircraft, capable of vertical ...

Archer has kicked off piloted flight tests of its Midnight eVTOL, showcasing both VTOL and CTOL capabilities as part of its ...

Archer has released video footage of the first flight of its Midnight eVTOL with a pilot at the controls, though the aircraft ...

Conceived by Bell Aircraft as part of a U.S. Air Force order to explore and develop VTOL technologies, the X-14 first achieved vertical flight in February 1957. It was among several of the first ...

VTOL is an acronym that stands for "vertical ... developed here in the United States was the Textron XV-3, created by Bell Aircraft in 1951. This early tiltrotor served as a fairly convincing ...

U.S. Army has officially named its highly anticipated Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) — the MV-75. This ...

Credit: Bell Bell has completed sled tests of the stop/fold rotor concept for a high-speed vertical-takeoff-and-landing (VTOL) X-plane being designed under a DARPA competition. The sled test on ...

BETA Technologies has successfully completed its first all-electric small aircraft demonstration flight at John F. Kennedy ...

Past X-planes include the Bell X-1 — the first crewed vehicle ... and the successful use of novel propulsion techniques. VTOL aircraft negate the need for a runway, meaning they can be launched ...

The drone's full appearance has led to comparisons on Chinese social media to the designs of the Osprey and Bell's V280 Valor, a newer VTOL aircraft that completed its first flight in December 2017.