[Tom] used the process demonstrated in the video after the break to create the wing for his latest VTOL RC aircraft. It was printed with lightweight PLA, which can ooze badly when it stops extruding.

Check out this fun radio controlled toy, the Snelflight VTOL Jump Jet RC Aircraft. Jump Jet is a genuine VTOL fixed-wing plane especially designed for flying indoors. It can take off vertically ...

In more recent years Kareem Aircraft’s JHL heavy-lift VTOL craft, as well as Oliver VTOL’s hexplane six-engine concept have been examined. But another VTOL concept may be superior. Two aerospace ...

A few guys from Jobi Robotics came up with a really interesting RC plane called the Quadshot. With 4 motors, the plane is very similar to the quadcopter builds we’ve seen, but an added wing a… ...

Jetoptera claims that, when compared to a small turbojet, this concept can lower fuel consumption by 50%, and fuel-efficient aircraft are certainly a hot topic right now.

With top speeds of more than 250 mph, improved VTOL aircraft could increase military reach, shorten travel time for combat troops, and deliver personnel and cargo virtually anywhere, regardless of ...

That’s assuming Uber goes for true VTOL, where the aircraft takes off like a helicopter and transitions to more efficient, plane-like flight.

Jaunt Air Mobility says the Journey will have 175-mph cruise speed and be 65 percent quieter than a traditional helicopter, all with a silky-smooth ride.

The concept of vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft has been circulating for decades, but only these past few years have they become a much-needed transportation tool that could play a ...

Yes, that's a head poking out the end of this terrifying personal flight concept. Called the Dart Flyer, it can essentially be looked upon as a quadcopter with a winged pilot cocoon on top of it ...

In this vintage video, watch the Osprey's grandfather take off from an aircraft carrier. The XC-142 was one of the first planes to demonstrate VTOL flight.