Talking to Beta Technologies’ Kyle Clark
Last week, a video surfaced of an odd-looking aircraft taking off from a snowy airfield in Vermont. On first appearances, the aircraft looks like a standard 4 seat general aviation aircraft, but this one...
Category: Vtol
AeroMobil takes the next step towards production
Slovakian flying-car manufacturer AeroMobil is seeking airworthiness approval for its AeroMobil 4.0 VTOL from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). AeroMobil has submitted the application for type certification to EASA. Unlike many other VTOL...
New eVTOL design from Vermont
Vermont-based start-up Beta Technologies has developed and flown a prototype eVTOL with a light-aircraft-style cabin. The aircraft, named Ava,started life as a Part 103 ultra-light aircraft which, in the development process, transitioned into an...
Workhorse secures $35 million funding
Workhorse Group has secured $35 million in funding from investment management group Marathon Asset Management. Proceeds from the financing will be used for working capital, part acquisitions and to repay the outstanding amount of...
Bell reveals the ‘Nexus’ VTOL
Bell has unveiled the final design of its air taxi – the Bell Nexus. Bell Flight took the stage at CES 2019 today to reveal the configuration and a full-scale model of its VTOL...
CES 2019: VTOL Preview
Starting tomorrow, January 8, all eyes will be on Las Vegas to find out the latest in all things tech – including VTOLs. In 2018, Volocopter made headlines by flying ex-computer hardware giant Intel’s...
The world’s first Hoverbike: Q&A with Hoversurf’s Joseph Segura-Conn
The world’s first hoverbike, Hoversurf’s Scorpion 3, did not have the smoothest of landings when it entered the industry at GITEX 2017, Dubai’s annual tech expo. The model came under instant scrutiny for its...
Yamaha certifies new UAV helicopter
Yamaha Motor Corp has been granted permission by the FAA to start flying its new UAV helicopter on agricultural-spraying operations. The Yamaha FAZER helicopter is a remotely piloted UAV drone and the successor to...
Cormorant completes autonomous MedeVac demo flight
UrbanAero’s prototype Vtol has completed a fully autonomous flight demonstration in Yavne, Israel The ‘Cormorant’ Vtol prototype took on cargo an Megiddo airfield in Galilee and then performed a pre-planned flight to a delivery...
Workhorse flies SureFly
Electric transport company Workhorse has flown its personal vtol aircraft for the first time. Workhorse’s SureFly vtol took off on its first untethered flight just outside of Cincinnati, Ohio last week. The aircraft hovered...
