The National Interest on MSN3h
The X-13 Vertijet Proved That VTOL Aircraft Could Fly High
The X-13 was developed in the 1950s, at a time when aerospace research was perhaps at its most fervent. The Ryan X-13 ...
The Aviationist on MSN2d
Sikorsky Successfully Flies Rotor Blown Wing VTOL UAS, Validating Control Software
The aircraft is meant to develop and mature rotor blown wing design, which can now be applied to larger aircraft for unmanned ...
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Probably America's First VTOL Pilot Training School Cleared by the FAA
Over the past few years a great deal of companies have tried their hand at creating vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft that could be used as part of air taxi services. A bunch of them ...
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3D Printed VTOL Craft Can Land And Recharge Itself, And Team Up With Other Drones
To make experimentation even easier, [Stephen Carlson] and other researchers from the RoboWork Lab at the University of Nevada created the MiniHawk, a 3D printed VTOL aircraft for use a test bed ...