Joby Aviation (JOBY) -- in partnership with defense contractor L3Harris Technologies (LHX) -- has completed a test fight of a hybrid autonomous VTOL defense aircraft using Joby’s SuperPilot autonomy ...

DARPA has assigned the designation X-76 to the Speed and Runway Independent Technologies (SPRINT) project, a Bell proof-of-concept technology demonstrator for a high-speed tiltrotor. The DARPA ...

This video presents the first test flight of a VTOL aircraft. It highlights the aircraft’s ability to take off vertically, transition into flight, and maintain stability. The content captures the ...

Proprotor blades stop and fold back and propulsion transitions from turboshaft to turbofan to accelerate the X-76 to speeds of about 400 kt. Credit: Bell The stop-fold tiltrotor uncrewed aircraft ...

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has assigned the designation X-76 to its high-speed vertical takeoff and ...

Bell just completed the Critical Design Review for DARPA's SPRINT program, meaning it can build its next-gen X-76 VTOL ...

Aside from the technical data collected, the tests have given us the first glimpse of the X-plane, which has previously only been seen in artist renderings. The test model shows a streamlined hull ...

Archer Aviation has begun piloted vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) flight testing of its Midnight eVTOL aircraft, marking a significant step toward transition flights and planned commercial ...

SAN ANTONIO, TX, UNITED STATES, April 5, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- McQueen Innovative Transport Inc test Propulsion for Sky Taxi and Sky Jump Advanced Air Mobility ...

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 ...

Toulouse-based hybrid-electric start-up Ascendance Flight Technologies has begun final assembly of its Atea vertical take-off ...