Vertical Aerospace’s VX4 aircraft achieves its first piloted thrust-borne flight maneuvers in 2025, setting new benchmarks.

The design did have a drawback, however: it’s the flight surfaces that are what facilitate an aircraft to maneuver: to yaw, pitch, and roll. Could an F-22 without many of the flight surfaces ...

An RC VTOL aircraft always makes for a compelling ... into account when transitioning a tailsitter VTOL. First off, yaw becomes roll, and vice versa. This implies that in hover mode, elevons ...