The latest electric vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft targets short-range, low-altitude travel and can be ...

It’s designed to be operated legally without a pilot’s license under U.S. FAA Part 103 ultralight rules. The company ...

Shenzhen Yingwu Intelligent Technologies Co. seeks to carve out a distinct niche in the ultralight segment of the emerging eVTOL aircraft market to exploit demand it says is growing for personal ...

Wild aircraft are the hallmark of AirVenture, the world’s largest get-together for pilots, which starts today in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) airshow last year ...

Personal air travel has long been a staple of science fiction, but despite many authors' predictions, we aren't all flying around in personal pods just yet. Various startups claim to offer flying cars ...

The $190,000 personal eVTOL aircraft has garnered attention from the U.S. Air Force's Afwerx innovation unit. Designed for recreational flying, Pivotal's Helix personal eVTOL aircraft—formerly known ...

Editor’s note: This is the second in a two-part series on FAA certification of light sport and electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft. The first can be found here. The FAA is proposing a rule ...

The S-ZERO eVTOL has a top speed of 70 kmh (43 mph) and flight time of 30 min. Credit: YIVTOL China’s regulatory framework for ultralights has long been established under Chapter O of CCAR-91, ...

Some technologies, like smartphones, have a transformative impact on entire sectors of the economy and our everyday lives. Advances in autonomous unmanned aerial systems (UAS), or drones, are driving ...