FORT RUCKER, Ala. -- Before the Osprey, the Harrier and F-35 brought vertical lift to fixed-wing flight, one experimental aircraft was taking its licks to try and perfect this form of flight. The Ryan ...

The EL9 can take off from as little as 150 ft. Credit: Electra.aero Electra.aero has validated the blown-lift wing design for its planned hybrid electric short-takeoff-and-landing (eSTOL) aircraft ...

We are taught from a very young age that aircraft generally hide fuel tanks inside their wings. That remains true, for the most part, but now that a new breed of aircraft called vertical take-off and ...

A scale model of Boeing's Subsonic Ultra Green Aircraft Research concept undergoes testing in a 5-meter wind tunnel operated ...

Lockheed Martin says the wings of its popular C-130J tactical transport have a significantly longer lifespan than previously believed. Using funds from the US and Canadian air forces, Lockheed ...