Battery-electric VTOL aircraft should do a superb job as short-range cross-town air taxis, but there are a whole lot of other trips they could handle quicker and more conveniently than existing ...

The world as we know it is on the verge of complete transformation in more ways than we can count, from climate to geo-political. But nowhere does the transformation look as exciting as in the ...

The Dornier Do-31 was developed in the 1960s for the West German government as the world's first and only vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) jet transport aircraft, intended to operate without ...

With the Paris Air Show in full swing, we're simply flooded with exciting bits of news from the aerospace industry. And even info not directly linked to the event in France's capital seem to neatly ...

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The Rolls-Royce Griffith VTOL airliner was one of the most extreme passenger aircraft ideas ever proposed, combining 56 lift jets with 12 propulsion engines in a British supersonic transport that ...

The UK engine maker is teaming with the state of Brandenburg to create a regional ecosystem for hybrid- electric power and propulsion activities. Hybrid version of Valo VTOL aircraft will have longer ...

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