Aviation & Flight Systems
Aviation & Flight Systems covers the technologies, designs, and innovations that are shaping the past, present, and future of flight — from advanced aircraft propulsion and materials to urban air mobility and safety systems that will define the next generation of aerial travel.
Modern aviation is evolving rapidly as engineers, researchers, and institutions push beyond traditional aircraft concepts to meet demands for efficiency, sustainability, and versatility.
From electric and hybrid propulsion systems that could reduce emissions and operating costs to vertical take-off and landing vehicles that may transform urban mobility, this field sits at the intersection of aerospace engineering, automation, and transportation innovation.
This section is updated continuously as new data, missions, and peer-reviewed research become available.
VTOL & Urban Air Mobility (eVTOL aircraft & flying car concepts)
A Battery that Doesn’t Need Lithium
Hyundai’s Flying Car Project is Back
AltoVolo Flies Sigma eVTOL Prototype
The Complex Mechanics of the V-22 Osprey Tiltrotor Aircraft
Epic Coastal Flight in California by a Jetson ONE
Advanced Air Mobility Pathfinders Project
Horizon Aircraft Unveils Key Advances on Cavorite X7
World’s Most Efficient and Longest Flying Drone
Airbus Next Generation Rotorcraft Helicopters concepts
How People Respond to Air Taxis Noise
The BlackBird is now the World’s Fastest Drone
Generation 6 eVTOL Aircraft has Successfully Flown for the First Time
Swift High-Performance Bird-Like Drone
Flying Cars are Becoming a Reality in China
Vertical Aerospace unveils Valo eVTOL Air Taxi
Aircraft Design Innovations (materials, propulsion, efficiency)
Hybrid-Electric Airliner Concept Uses Electric Fans to Improve Efficiency
NASA’s X-59 Flies Supersonic for First Time
NASA Prepares for First X-59 Supersonic Flight
Japan’s Mach 5 Ramjet Engine for Hypersonic Aircraft tested
Watch NASA’s X-59 Supersonic Jet Soared over Mojave Desert
ORBIA Self-Propelled Flying Tray
MQ-25A Stingray Refueling Drone Completes First Flight
Latest look at Northrop Grumman F/A-XX 6th-gen Fighter
Cyclone Hybrid-Electric Aircraft
Hydrogen Aircraft Company has Reached an Important Design Milestone
Omnidirectional propulsion system for Drones
NASA’s X-59 Supersonic Aircraft Second Flight
Low Boom Flight Demonstrator (LBFD) project
Bell Textron’s X-76 Tilt-Rotor Aircraft
NASA’s Subsonic Vehicle Technologies and Tools
Subsonic Flight Demonstrator (SFD) Project
Hermeus Flies its Newest Supersonic Plane
A glimpse of the Secret F-47 Fighter’s Adaptive Engine
The Flying V Blended Wing Body aircraft has a New Competitor
The technology behind Underground Ballistic Missiles
Natilus unveils New Enhancements to its Horizon Evo Passenger Blended-Wing Aircraft
Cirrus G3 Vision Jet Explained
Stavatti SM-39 Razor Next-Generation Air Dominance Fighter
MW-Class S2000 Airborne Wind Turbine
World’s Fastest Drone V4 Reaches 408 mph
F-35 Pilots Practice Teaming With Navy Uncrewed Aircraft in Virtual Training
Testing a Cardboard Airplane You Can Fly
Northrop Grumman ‘Project Talon’ Autonomous Aircraft
MQ-28, Wedgetail, Super Hornet: Drone Intercept Test
Shield AI’s X-BAT autonomous VTOL jet
Flight Safety & Regulation (airspace integration, standards)
The Insane F-15 Rescue Mission Explained
How Crews Eat, Shower & Sleep on Modern Aircraft Carrier
FAA approve eVTOL aircraft operations in the USA
Aviation’s Role in Future Transport (how aviation intersects with ground mobility)
The Lockheed Flying Pickup Truck concept
How Long Can a Solar Drone Stay in the Air?
What Role does Science Play in War?
Take a Look at the Future of Transport
NASA Advancing Hypersonic Flight Testing