Sikorsky was one of six companies downselected for Phase 1B of DARPA’s Advanced Aircraft Infrastructure-less Launch and Recovery program. The RBW design is a tail-sitting aircraft that takes off ...

Alex May detaches the engine cover on his Kitfox Model III kit-built sport airplane Wednesday at the Owensboro-Daviess County ...

The flying squirrel drone itself decides which maneuvers the flying robot uses the folding wings for and how. Flying squirrels, a species of squirrel that has a flap of skin stretched between its ...

The all-electric, six-rotor eVTOL aircraft that takes off and lands like a helicopter and flies forward like a fixed-wing aircraft has been under development by the California-based aerospace ...

Rendering of a Jet Zero blended wing aircraft with United livery (Photo Credit: Courtesy United Airlines) United announced new investments in two startup aircraft companies. The Chicago-based airline ...

For the X-66, the modified fuselage was to be fitted with thin advanced-composite wings spanning 145 feet (44.2 m), which is significantly wider than conventional aircraft (the largest single ...

A California-based aerospace startup is scouting locations for a new manufacturing facility, with North Carolina emerging as a contender among other East Coast states. United to invest in new ...

At present, only the French Navy operates this aircraft, which boasts Safran Group’s reinforced landing gears, folding wings, and a robust undercarriage designed to endure the harsh demands of ...

United Airlines is investing in a revolutionary new aircraft type. The head of its latest venture, a jet with one big wing, said it will be like a "living room in the sky." The 'blended-wing body ...

That aircraft design featured extra-long, thin wings supported by diagonal struts. Though those plans have been put on ice, they still believe in the benefits of thin-wing technology. Their new ...

Presidential Legislative Liaison Office head Mark Llandro Mendoza, who facilitated the acquisition of the fixed-wing aircraft, turned over the plane to PCG Commandant Admiral Ronnie Gil Gavan.

The aerodynamic structure of this innovative aircraft concept could halve fuel consumption in comparison to traditional tube-and-wings airliner designs, while the spacious wide cabin could radically ...