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Autonomous electric VTOL aircraft for US military makes successful first flight
Joby Aviation on Thursday announced the first flight of its new turbine-electric, autonomous vertical takeoff and landing ...
Discover how Joby Aviation & L3Harris are advancing autonomous VTOL aircraft tech for defense—learn about the latest test ...
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VTOL Power - The Incredible Bell X-22 VTOL Plane
In the early 60s, there were several studies into creating the first mass-produced vtol aircraft. A plane that could operate ...
The demonstrator first flew on Nov. 7 at Joby’s Marina, CA facility using the company’s autonomy stack, dubbed SuperPilot. It also integrates a gas turbine powertrain into Joby’s all-electric air taxi ...
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Omen VTOL tailsitter delivers vertical takeoff and extended range in one system
Omen uses a tailsitter configuration with sail-plane wings, canards, and twin-boom nacelles. It lifts vertically, shifts into ...
Joby Aviation has completed the first flight of a turbine-electric, autonomous VTOL demonstrator that blends a hybrid turbine ...
The European investors who recently lost out to Archer Aviation in efforts to acquire the assets of Lilium have turned their attention to another VTOL aircraft start-up. On November 11, the Advanced ...
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