On March 17, 1966, the Bell X-22 made its first flight, testing an experimental V/STOL design using four swiveling ducted fans to explore new vertical flight capabilities.

In the 1950s and 60s, few defense manufacturers were involved with vertical or short take-off and landing (V/STOL) platforms. The Bell XV-3 tilt rotor and the Doak VZ-4, with its two tilting ducted ...

The start-up has recruited fellow Italian companies Kinetron, Pantecnica, Powerflex, and Pietro Rosa to advance development of its ANN family of hybrid-electric V/STOL aircraft. The two-seat ANN2 is ...

<p><br><P> Thanks for your article about the V/STOL Short Course in the July 30 edition of The Enterprise. I do, however, want to clarify several statements in the article. This was a short course ...