With ten engines and vertical takeoff dreams, the Dornier Do 31 looked like science fiction—but it flew. Designed to move troops without runways, this one-of-a-kind VTOL transport still holds ...

The Dornier Do 31 was a bold and futuristic project: the first jet-powered VTOL (Vertical Take-Off and Landing) transport aircraft in the world. Developed during the Cold War to support NATO’s ...

The Mini QBIT is just a 3″ mini quadcopter with a pair of wings mounted below the motors, turning it into a “tailsitter” VTOL aircraft.

VTOL aircraft, capable of taking off and landing vertically without needing runways, offer a wide range of applications. It could be used in combat operations, rescue operations, and more.

Perhaps the most famous VTOL aircraft, the V-22 troop transport used by the United States Marine Corps and Air Force, had four crashes resulting in 30 total deaths before it was improved and ...

Aircraft manufacturer Dornier of Munich, West Germany, said it signed a contract to sell Midway Airlines buy 33 Dornier-328 planes worth about $250 million. The agreement includes an option to ...

Following initial testing, the RLM ordered 14 prototypes, ten preproduction aircraft with the suffix designation A-0, eleven production A-1 single-seat aircraft, and 3 A-10 and A-12 two-seat trainers.

The electric VTOL aircraft space is starting to get really interesting. In addition to Lilium, Larry Page’s startups appear to be moving forward with their own aircraft designs.

The growing space of VTOL personal electric aircraft has got yet another entry from a new startup. This latest working prototype of a new ultralight all-electric personal VTOL aircraft has about ...