In the 1960s, the US military pursued an ambitious idea that seemed closer to science fiction than aviation: a large cargo aircraft that could take off and land vertically like a helicopter while ...

The core advantage of a tilt‑wing in hover is that the entire wing sits inside a powerful, uniform propeller slipstream. That slipstream acts like a wind‑tunnel moving with the aircraft, smoothing out ...

The Aero2, a tilt-wing drone developed by Dufour Aerospace (Zurich, Switzerland), has completed its first successful hover flight. The aircraft platform version — called the “X2.3” — is one of many ...

ZURICH, SWITZERLAND (AUGUST 26, 2024) — The Aero2 is Dufour Aerospace’s cutting-edge tilt-wing drone. Over the past years, several prototypes have been put through their paces — and demonstrated the ...

There are a few reasons why tiltrotor aircraft are among the most dynamic and capable flying machines in the skies today. In addition to being some of the most innovative aircraft, they also allow ...

In a major jump into the era of eVTOL air taxis and multicopter cargo drones, the US FAA has issued new regulations that introduce the first new aircraft category, called "power-lift" aircraft, since ...

HopFlyt has built and flown two 10-ft. wingspan prototypes. Credit: HopFlyt Developed in the 1940s by American inventor William Ray Custer, the channel wing aircraft features a main wing with a ...

As US-based aerospace manufacturer Natilus secures US$28 million in additional financing, the company has revealed the latest supersized version of its Horizon blended-wing airliner that upgrades the ...