Ascendance Flight Technologies has debuted its new VTOL, with a forward propeller and fans for vertical liftoff in its wings. The five-seat ATEA was designed to operate either intra-city or regionally ...

Sikorsky and Lockheed Martin’s decision to build a hybrid tilt-wing technology demonstrator is a significant step forward for eVTOL aircraft. We are in a unique position to say this, as Dufour ...

When a more powerful engine upgrade is out of the budget, the wing and propeller are the next best places to find untapped takeoff performance. [Courtesy: Chris Litzkow] The author experienced an ...

There are a number of startups in the business of making vertical take-off and landing aircraft that have stolen the spotlight over the past few years. The one called Horizon Aircraft is not of them, ...

Fredericks believes transitioning flight doesn't need to be that complex. An aero-driven tilt-wing aircraft would have freely-tilting wings with propellers attached, weight-biased to have the wings ...

Increased aircraft utilization is driving the propeller MRO market. The companies listed below are among authorized propeller service providers. McCauley Propeller Systems sees continuing growth in ...

Diesel engines are a rarity in aviation history, but they've carved out an interesting niche. While most aircraft rely on gasoline-powered piston engines or jet turbines, diesel has offered some ...

Today, aircraft wings are increasingly designed to prioritize stealth characteristics over raw speed—giving them a smooth, unbroken connection to the aircraft’s main fuselage. The wing of a fighter ...

Germany's ScaleWings introduced a 33% larger MT composite propeller for the SW-51 Mustang, improving climb performance by 15% and reducing takeoff distance.