Various helicopter builders at the time in the early 50s heard about this new flying platform concept and sought out the armed forces to win these contracts. If they got it right, the military would ...

Manufacturer tells FLYING it signed a pair of agreements that could net up to $180 million from investor Kingdom Aero.

VTOL X-Plane showcased ambitious goals for vertical flight and speed, yet program cancellation exposed new directions in ...

Another alternative is to use unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), especially vertical landing and takeoff platforms, such as ducted-fan organic air vehicles (OAVs ... developed for use with the Fire ...

If you are flying a hopped-up Electric Ducted Fan jet, then you know the slightest movement of ... Note: You will find that RC Helicopter fliers may not want all of the servos to be be limited at the ...

Airbus insists it is still evaluating all engine options for its future Next Generation Single Aisle (NGSA) even as it ...

Airbus will in the coming weeks begin work on a new scaled wing demonstrator under a project backed by the UK's Aerospace ...

The system also includes a new thermal management system with electric ducted fans and enhanced digital engine controls for all flight phases. The top view of the aircraft shows a cutaway of the ...

"The TriFan 600 will hold a key advantage over helicopters- its downward propeller airflow is designed to be controlled by the ducted fans," said Dave Ambrose, VP of Engineering at XTI Aircraft.

An AirCare medical helicopter crashed near the Natchez Trace in Mississippi, resulting in three fatalities. The helicopter was carrying two University of Mississippi Medical Center employees and a ...