A few guys from Jobi Robotics came up with a really interesting RC plane called the Quadshot. With 4 motors, the plane is very similar to the quadcopter builds we’ve seen, but an added wing a… ...

This video presents a comprehensive overview of a VTOL (Vertical Take-Off and Landing) project. It explains the design, ...

[Tom] used the process demonstrated in the video after the break to create the wing for his latest VTOL RC aircraft. It was printed with lightweight PLA, which can ooze badly when it stops extruding.

In more recent years Kareem Aircraft’s JHL heavy-lift VTOL craft, as well as Oliver VTOL’s hexplane six-engine concept have been examined. But another VTOL concept may be superior. Two aerospace ...

The company thinks the design will be an advantage in the early stages of VTOL adoption because the airplane design is more in line with existing air-traffic regulations and landing infrastructures.

This video captures the second backyard test of a VTOL project. It highlights adjustments made since the initial trial, showing improvements in lift, stability, and transition during flight. The ...

If you need a drone aircraft that can hover in one spot or perform vertical take-offs and landings (VTOL), then a multi-rotor contraption such as a quadcopter is the way to go. Should you be ...

We're all hoping for electric VTOL aircraft, but France's Ascendance isn't willing to wait for batteries and hydrogen to break through. The company says its Atea hybrid will deliver long-range ...

With top speeds of more than 250 mph, improved VTOL aircraft could increase military reach, shorten travel time for combat troops, and deliver personnel and cargo virtually anywhere, regardless of ...

In this vintage video, watch the Osprey's grandfather take off from an aircraft carrier. The XC-142 was one of the first planes to demonstrate VTOL flight.

SAE Transactions, Vol. 105, Section 1: JOURNAL OF AEROSPACE (1996), pp. 1261-1266 (6 pages) The Convair/Navy XFY-1 VTOL fighter was ahead of its time. In the early 1950s it became the first airplane ...