BBC2 年
The flying car that could turn into a biplane
After a vertical lift-off, the Model A will turn onto its side ... And it has large prototypes capable of vertical flight - though they don't yet resemble the polished appearance of the firm's ...
Interesting Engineering on MSN16 天
X-plane: US high-speed, runway-free rotor aircraft ready for real-world testing
Bell Textron advances DARPA's SPRINT X-plane program with successful wind tunnel tests, marking the completion of the ...
Flying15 天
NASA Chief to Fly in Experimental ‘Ultra Short’ Aircraft
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson will take a spin in commercial partner Electra’s hybrid-electric EL-2 Goldfinch on Sunday.
The Aviationist on MSN2 个月
New Renderings Unveiled for Aurora's X-Plane Concept Featuring Fan-in-Wing Technology
Another rendering shows the heavy aircraft concept taking off from an unprepared ... the advancement of this revolutionary ...
来自MSN2 个月
Aurora & Boeing's Next X-Plane: A High-Speed Blended-Wing Stealth Transport That Won't Need ...
It will also use off-the-shelf turbofan and turboshaft ... It is unclear which company is being contracted to build the vertical lift system for the X-plane. The United Kingdom's Rolls-Royce ...
BBC2 年
Are flying taxis getting closer to lift-off?
Flying taxis appear to be a bit closer to getting off the ground ... also known as electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, can take flight and land without needing a runway ...
Business Wire1 个月
VX4 Achieves Major Milestone With Launch of Phase 2 of Piloted Flight Testing
Phase 2 of testing includes vertical take-off and landing and low ... progress to low-speed manoeuvres using lift generated by the propellers at its Flight Test Centre at Cotswolds Airport ...