BAE Systems has announced that STRIX, a new type of VTOL (vertical takeoff and landing) aircraft, made its first flight in late October. The flight was reportedly successful, paving the way for ...

For a long time fixed wing VTOL drones were tricky to work with, but with the availability of open source flight control and autopilot software this has changed. To make experimentation even easier, ...

It seems like we've been reporting about vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft for ages now, but somehow none of the companies involved in this young industry seems capable of really getting ...

No audio available for this content. A new vertical-takeoff-and-landing (VTOL) drone — the WingtraOne GEN II — is now available. The GEN II offers industrial reliability and mapping versatility with ...

Ohio-based drone manufacturer Event 38 teamed up with tech company Asymmetric Technologies to upgrade its E400 fixed-wing mapping drone with the latter’s high-security Ironclad flight controller.

What could be cooler than a jet-powered equivalent of a quadcopter drone? Well, how about a larger passenger-carrying version? That's exactly what aviation firm FusionFlight has just revealed, in the ...

Electric VTOL News by the Vertical Flight Society has developed a series addressing the use of vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft terminology that are misleading or erroneous, and proffers ...

Lilium Jet has successfully completed the maiden flight of its all-electric VTOL (vertical take-off and landing) Eagle aircraft. The two seat Eagle is just a test prototype at this point, but the ...