New kinds of aircraft, sorts of “flying cars” that can take off and land with little space like helicopters but function like airplanes, will start operating in US airspace as early as June, the US ...

Robert Bartini proposed the A-2500 as a ground-effect aircraft carrier able to move like a fast ship while flying low over the ocean to reduce radar exposure. The design envisioned ten jet engines, a ...

Alef Aeronautics is turning sci-fi into reality by beginning production on the world's first ever flying car, the Alef Model A Ultralight, which will likely be available to customers by early 2026.

Flying cars are no longer just for the movies. Alef Aeronautics has begun building the first electric flying cars for customers, which are being hand-made in California. Electric flying cars are real ...

Soviet engineer Robert Bartini envisioned the A-2500 Ekranoplan, a colossal 2,500-ton ground-effect aircraft that would serve as a flying aircraft carrier. Measuring 180 meters long with ten jet ...

New images circulating on Chinese social media appearing to show a previously unseen wing-in-ground-effect aircraft are raising the eyebrows of military analysts. They speculate that Beijing may be ...

It’s not a boat. It’s not a plane. It’s a flying, sea-skimming craft called an ekranoplan. These large vehicles reminiscent of Soviet technology from the Cold War are making a comeback as China and ...

A new ekranoplan, or ground-effect vehicle, design emerging from China was first noted earlier this week. Now a new image offers our first look at the whole airframe. An ekranoplan, derived from the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Images of what is claimed to be a Chinese version of the famous Soviet Ekranoplan have found their way on the internet.

Imagine gliding through city traffic, not stuck in traffic jams on the road, but soaring above them in the air with ease. The Volonaut Airbike, a jet-powered flying bike developed by Polish ...

Editor’s note: On January 17, economist Philip Pilkington wrote an essay, “Why Aircraft Carriers Are Becoming Obsolete,” in The National Interest in which he identified several drawbacks of using ...