A giant egg equipped with rotors and "Transformers"-style robots are among some of the creative designs submitted in a $2 million dollar contest to dream up new ways of flying. A giant egg equipped ...

Startup AltoVolo has turned heads and generated some skepticism after revealing its design for a 1,608-horsepower, hybrid-electric flying car. If AltoVolo is able to fulfill its lofty promises, the ...

Is it a bird? Is it a plane?

A lot of personal flying machines are in the works right now, but this one from Washington-based startup Zeva Aero surely features one of the most extraordinary designs yet. The Zeva Zero aircraft ...

Maybe it’s time to say goodbye to the jet pack. For a long while now, when someone mentioned “personal flying machines,” the image that came to mind was of people wearing devices powered by small, but ...

Ch. 1. Evolution of the two-surface flying machine -- ch. 2. Theory development and use -- ch. 3. Mechanical bird action -- ch. 4. Various forms of flying machines -- ch. 5. Constructing a gliding ...

A quadcopter drone that uses ancient technology instead of modern propellers made a huge impression at the recent Transformative Vertical Flight conference. University of Maryland graduate student ...