The Convair XFY-1 Pogo is one of many attempts made after World War II to devise a practical Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL) combat aircraft. The British finally succeeded with the ...

Could the Convair Pogo have changed military aviation? The concept of a VTOL fighter jet was revolutionary, but the execution was deeply flawed. Was this a brilliant idea ahead of its time—or just a ...

The Cavorite X7's Low Projected Operating Cost Has Been Verified by a Leading Independent Audit Firm TORONTO, ON / ...

Anduril Industries and Archer Aviation have come together to rapidly advance aerial warfare. This partnership aims to develop a next-generation hybrid-propulsion vertical-take-off-and-landing (VTOL) ...

Some technologies, like smartphones, have a transformative impact on entire sectors of the economy and our everyday lives. Advances in autonomous unmanned aerial systems (UAS), or drones, are driving ...

PteroDynamics Inc., an innovator in autonomous vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft systems, today announced an expansion of its contract with the U.S. Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft ...

What could be cooler than a jet-powered equivalent of a quadcopter drone? Well, how about a larger passenger-carrying version? That's exactly what aviation firm FusionFlight has just revealed, in the ...

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 ...

Long before the vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) Hawker Siddeley Harrier, or the more recent Lockheed Martin F-35B jump jets, the concept of a fighter that could launch from a ship's deck, fight ...