Aurora’s concept uses embedded lift fan technology and a blended wing body design to provide the scalable capability to cruise at around 518 mph (834 km/h) and takeoff and land vertically on ...

Photo: Aurora Flight Sciences For the SPRINT program these guys decided to go for a fan-in-wing design, a type of aircraft that has lift propellers installed inside a blended wing body.

“The choice of three lift fans reflects the team’s strategy to simplify the demonstrator and streamline its path to flight test,” Aurora said in 2024. “The fan-in-wing technology could be ...

Following a disappointing 2024-25 campaign, head coach Dan Hurley and the UConn Huskies are diligently replenishing the troops. They're eager to prove their second-round exit in this year's NCAA ...

With a lift fan system, swiveling nozzles, and a sophisticated sensor suite projected through the pilot’s helmet, it creates a battlefield "hivemind." This video explains how the jet balances ...

Well then, this warmer will be just what’s needed – testers praised its warm air projection in particular, but note that it uses more electricity to run as a heater than the relatively light-lift fan.

Drones are pretty common in the electoronics landscape today, and are more than just a fun hobby. They’ve enabled a wide array of realtors, YouTubers, surveyors, emergency responders, and other ...

The NRL could axe one of its two on-field referees for the remainder of the rebooted 2020 season, but the reason for the mooted shift goes beyond COVID cost-cutting. The ARL Commission will weigh up ...