In the 1960s, France developed the Nord 500—a vertical takeoff and landing aircraft powered by twin ducted fans that promised speed, agility, and versatility decades ahead of its time. With variants ...

Ducted fans have emerged as a promising propulsion solution for modern Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), particularly in applications that demand high safety, efficiency and low noise levels. Enclosing ...

Chinese startup Tianlingke Aviation Technology, also known as Inflync, says it has raised “tens of millions of yuan” in two angel funding rounds and has launched a pre-Series A round to fund ...

Archer Aviation acquired approximately 300 patents, including Lilium's core ducted fan technology and other designs, from the bankrupt German eVTOL developer Lilium for $21 million. This acquisition, ...