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With six cyclorotors, the BlackBird from CycloTech is designed to take off and land vertically, move sideways, brake mid-air and even parallel park.

Internet images show a new Chinese combat aircraft with a cockpit and stealthy configuration, including a diamond-style wing with no vertical tails.

SpaceX is now preparing for Starship's seventh test flight after the recent success on Flight 6.

German-based POLARIS Raumflugzeuge has announced a successful milestone in the development of its MIRA II spaceplane, completing the first aerospike roll test with its custom-made AS-1F linear aerospike engine. The test, conducted on Tuesday, October 29, at Peenemünde Airport, featured a three-second burn of the 1 kN LOX/kerosene engine. The roll test followed a series

The Palletrone is a robotic hovercart for moving stuff anywhere

"The fundamental flow mechanism is the pressure delta across the umbilical."

Supersonic flight without loud booms? NASA is working on that.

See these gorgeous photos of SpaceX rolling its Starship Super Heavy booster to the launch pad for testing.

JetZero's boomerang-shaped Z-5 tanker would be able to refuel aircraft near the front line while keeping a low profile.

The all-electric BMW I4 requires owners to ensure that the vehicle is parked on level ground before remotely updating its in-car software.

A McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 passenger plane, registered N1819U, was destroyed in a landing accident at Sioux Gateway Airport, IA (SUX), United States of America. There were 285 passengers and crew members on board. The airplane operated on a flight from Denver-Stapleton International Airport, CO (DEN) to Chicago-O'Hare International Airport, IL (ORD).

Update Sep-17, 2022:   Now done with ALPHA-testing, here is an update for BETA-TESTING on the wings: The entire flight model is based on a new type of memory-access that is fast for the product you get, but slower and constantly self-checking for the internal builds we run for testing. We now have vectors of […]

The recommended airspeed for landing an F-15 was around 150 mph. He brought it down around 300 mph.

When the Second World War began in September 1939, the Luftwaffe had only one front-line, single-seat fighter: the Messerschmitt Bf 109. In many ways, the

The airline could place a massive order for the first time since 2006.

Tony Royle McGILL-QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY PRESS 2020, 288 PAGES PRICE (HARDBACK) £22.50 ISBN 978-0-228-00373-1 I was intrigued by the title of this book, as a

Rather than relying on expensive rockets to lift telescopes into orbit, a few innovative astronomers are now exploring a new option: High altitude balloons.

Create aerial footage like you've never seen before with DJI's FPV drone.

JPA's Speeder is a highly modular Air Utility Vehicle, a transition-capable drone platform running on insanely powerful jet turbines. It can be configured as a manned flying motorcycle or high-speed cargo drone, and prototype P1.5 is now in testing.