Whisper Aero doesn't plan to actually make the Whisper Jet, but this vision shows how 11 small ducted fans could be mounted on each wing. The jet engines on commercial airplanes can be absolutely huge ...

Whisper Aero says its electric aircraft propulsion systems are "20% more efficient and 100x quieter than anything else on the market." They're designed for drones, planes and possibly eVTOLs, and ...

The UK’s Inception project is developing an integrated electric ducted fan for eVTOL and other aircraft. Credit: Greenjets/BlueBear Systems A key element of a novel electric propulsion demonstrator ...

Another Chinese startup has emerged with ambitions to develop an electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) air taxi. Shanghai-based Inflync has been formed by ex-employees of another Chinese ...

The Nord 500 Cadet was a futuristic French VTOL aircraft from the 1960s that promised to revolutionize air mobility. Using independently tilting ducted fans for lift and flight, it could reach speeds ...

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 ...