The EL9 can take off from as little as 150 ft. Credit: Electra.aero Electra.aero has validated the blown-lift wing design for its planned hybrid electric short-takeoff-and-landing (eSTOL) aircraft ...

FORT RUCKER, Ala. -- Before the Osprey, the Harrier and F-35 brought vertical lift to fixed-wing flight, one experimental aircraft was taking its licks to try and perfect this form of flight. The Ryan ...

This build and test explores a distributed propulsion blown wing STOL concept, focusing on design choices, airflow ...

Russian analysts are testing air intakes for an electric system intended to provide improved lift on a proposed regional aircraft programme. The work is part of the Integral-RS research project and ...

Ferrari didn’t tweak its rear wing — it flipped it.

Airbus has announced what it calls “an extra-performing wing demonstrator” that will accelerate and validate technologies to improve and optimize the wing aerodynamics and performance for future ...