An RC VTOL aircraft always makes for a compelling project, but ensuring the transition between hover and forward flight can be quite challenging. In the video after the break, [Nicholas Rehm] ...

Engineer Tsung Xu has developed an electrically powered drone that can fly 130 miles (around 209.2 km) at a stretch on a single charge. The drone is equipped with rigid wings, but can ascend and land ...

MOORPARK, Calif., Sept. 8, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mundus Group subsidiary AirStar and its proprietary Industrial Drone Works have successfully tested a remote controlled aerial VTOL UAV system for ...

VTOL (vertical take-off and landing) drones are a dime a dozen nowadays, so there’s no shortage of designs to choose from. But this particular twin-rotor one from HG Robotics looks a bit different ...

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Event 38 just launched its first fixed-wing drone with VTOL (vertical take-off and landing) capabilities, boasting an industry-leading flight time. The E400 maintains its stability even in windy ...

The drone is also a "tail-sitter"-type VTOL. This means that when taking off and landing, its body is angled upwards, allowing the propellers to work more like a helicopter's rotor blades. For going ...

VTOL (vertical take-off and landing) drones already have some advantages over multicopters and fixed-wing drones, but could they offer even better functionality? The designers of the ROTORwing seem to ...

A National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) panel has reversed a decision made earlier this year by an NTSB law judge, finding that a man’s remote-controlled model plane was indeed an aircraft.

Zala Aero Group unveiled the ZX1, a new hybrid unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), at the 2021 International Defense Industry Exhibition (IDEX) and Conference, which opened on Feb. 21 in Abu Dhabi. The new ...