The Zapata AirScooter is a hybrid-electric, single-seat VTOL aircraft designed to make personal flight simple and accessible.

While Boeing, Airbus and Lockheed are making huge splashes (and sales) and stealing all the headlines in the opening days of the 2017 Paris Air Show, some smaller companies and aircraft are still ...

The Janus-1 is a twin-rotor personal helicopter with the nickname of the flying suitcase. Developed by the Chinese company, X-Control, the nickname refers to the aircraft's diminutive size, and while ...

Personal electric aircraft have teased us for years. They look futuristic, promise freedom from traffic, and usually come with prices that put them out of reach or timelines that feel uncertain.

Not only can the aircraft take off and land vertically like a helicopter, it can also fly forward at a top speed of 80 km/h (50 mph). That said, it's limited to a flight time of 20 minutes per battery ...

Operators do not need to have a pilot's license to fly the single-seat Helix, which is now for sale at a base price of $190,000. Pivotal's Helix is an ultralight-category personal eVTOL aircraft that ...

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 ...

A new kind of personal aircraft is challenging the future of flight. It's sleek, quiet, compact, and unlike anything else in the sky. Born out of a bold idea, the Sigma by AltoVolo is aiming to ...

When President Trump signed an executive order accelerating U.S. drone production and advanced air systems, many people focused their attention on defense. But embedded within that policy was ...

Some technologies, like smartphones, have a transformative impact on entire sectors of the economy and our everyday lives. Advances in autonomous unmanned aerial systems (UAS), or drones, are driving ...

FAA and Department of Transportation have launched a project on creation of advanced air mobility research range in Oklahoma ...