Along with Tennessee Tech, Tennessee-based ultralight aircraft company Whisper Aero has secured a $500,000 grant to help advance the company’s innovative electric jet motor concept off the drawing ...

Aviation is expensive. From the cost of fuel and flight training to renting an aircraft, flying tries to suck you dry every chance it gets. One way to save a ton of dough is to get an ultralight ...

Humans have been dreaming of personal flight for as long as we’ve watched birds soar overhead. In 1917 — just 31 years after the invention of the automobile — American journalist C.H. Claudy imagined ...

Aeronautics startup Jetson has completed the first sale and delivery of its Jetson One eVTOL aircraft to American entrepreneur and VR developer Palmer Luckey, kickstarting what's sure to be a ...

Electra has revealed the design of its groundbreaking EL9 Ultra Short hybrid-electric product aircraft, a nine-passenger piloted aircraft built for the electric future that redefines air travel ...

Engines blow the EL9 wing to dramatically increase lift, enabling takeoff and landing in just 150 feet (45 meters) MANASSAS, ...

A startup working on hybrid-electric aircraft aims to cut down on both aircraft noise and the space small planes need to take off and land. Inc. can exclusively report that Manassas, Virginia-based ...