The Dornier Do 31 was a bold and futuristic project: the first jet-powered VTOL (Vertical Take-Off and Landing) transport ...

VTOL jet transports promised a future of vertical take off and landing for fast, flexible air travel. From bold Cold War ...

What could be cooler than a jet-powered equivalent of a quadcopter drone? Well, how about a larger passenger-carrying version ...

It flies just like a conventional aircraft, but it takes off and lands vertically like a helicopter. The mini-jet has 14 fans embedded within its wings that allow it to hover off the ground.

American defense contractor Bell was selected by DARPA to move forward with the build of its aircraft for the Speed and ...

A vertical take-off jet plane has been under development for eighteen months at the Buffalo plant of Bell Aircraft Corp., and last week word leaked out that it has been successfully test-flown.

Both military and civilian aircraft users have long demanded a helicopter-airplane hybrid: a “convertiplane” that can take off vertically like a helicopter and fly as fast and as economically ...

The Harrier Jump Jet is one of the most iconic fighter jets to enter service, and its incredible capabilities — one of which is to take off and land vertically — is one of the reasons why it ...

The Harrier Jump Jet made its first flight on this day in history, August 31, 1966. The warplane is known for its ability to take off vertically and hover like a helicopter.

Attendees stand near a Lilium electric vertical take-off and landing jet during the National Business Aviation Association Convention & Exhibition at the Las Vegas Convention Center Tuesday, Oct ...

Unlike its two sister variants, the F-35A and the F-35C, the F-35B can land vertically like a helicopter and take off in very short distances according to its manufacturer, Lockheed Martin ...