In the 1960s, France developed the Nord 500—a vertical takeoff and landing aircraft powered by twin ducted fans that promised speed, agility, and versatility decades ahead of its time. With variants ...
Sirius Aviation, in partnership with BMW Designworks, has today offered the first look at the inside and out of its upcoming CEO Jet, a winged eVTOL with 28 ducted fans that's powered by hydrogen fuel ...
Last time we checked in with Whisper Aero, we found this aviation-focused company deep into a side quest, building and demonstrating a leaf blower that moves 40% more air, using 40% less power, and ...
Another Chinese startup has emerged with ambitions to develop an electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) air taxi. Shanghai-based Inflync has been formed by ex-employees of another Chinese ...
The UK’s Inception project is developing an integrated electric ducted fan for eVTOL and other aircraft. Credit: Greenjets/BlueBear Systems A key element of a novel electric propulsion demonstrator ...
The Nord 500 was France’s ambitious attempt to create a high-speed VTOL transport and attack aircraft using twin ducted fans ...
A Norwegian start-up is hoping its small electric-powered ducted-fan engine for unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) can spearhead a move up the weight class into commercial aviation applications.