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 ...

Piasecki Aircraft Corporation has received a $37 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to fund the development of its Aerial Reconfigurable Embedded System (ARES) tilt-duct VTOL aircraft and ...

American Dynamics Flight Systems will wind tunnel test the ducted-fan propulsion system for its proposed AD-150 vertical-takeoff-and-landing unmanned aircraft with support from the University of ...

Commencing in 2001 and completed in 2004, Mundus Group’s (pinksheets:MNDP) designated division Air Drone is currently a continuation of the 1st UAV VTOL prototype that was co-developed with strategic ...

The Nord 500 was France’s ambitious attempt to create a high-speed VTOL transport and attack aircraft using twin ducted fans instead of helicopter rotors. First revealed at the 1965 Paris Air Show, it ...