A relatively young personal aviation company, LEO Flight, has unveiled a new personal eVTOL called the jetBike.

It’s designed to be operated legally without a pilot’s license under U.S. FAA Part 103 ultralight rules. The company ...

The propeller — a relic from the dawn of powered flight more than a century ago — is making a comeback as an emblem of aviation’s greener future. Rotors are proliferating on futuristic air taxis and ...

This article first appeared in the January/February 2026 issue of Plane + Pilot magazine. The post Clear Prop! appeared first ...

One of Joby Aviation’s pre-production prototypes broke up mid-flight after losing a propeller blade during envelope-pushing flight-testing in February 2022. That is according to a 7 February accident ...

When one thinks of the average airplane, odds are that propellers are part of that mental image. They've been a crucial component of airplane construction from the moment air travel found its footing ...

Vertical Aerospace has pinned the 9 August crash of its VX4 prototype on a faulty propeller blade which failed during a power-out test. However, the UK start-up insists the goal of obtaining ...

During World War II, Daimler-Benz explored an unconventional fighter concept built around a massive experimental V16 engine.