The company intends for its hybrid-electric aircraft to need no more than 300 feet for takeoffs and landings Electra's EL-2 Goldfinch sub-scale eSTOL technology demonstrator has proven the company's ...

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems unveiled a new medium-altitude, long-endurance unmanned air vehicle (UAV) on 9 December that can take off and land in as little as 152m (500ft), including from ...

Authorities in Japan have shown encouragement for early plans to launch eVTOL air services.

STOL Drag racing involves two airplanes racing side-by-side, taking off, flying 2,000 feet, landing, stopping, turning around, and repeating the process. Success depends on maximizing acceleration, ...

From 1935 to 1948, French manufacturer Avions Mauboussin was known for its light sporting aircraft. Its name has now been revived, by a French startup that plans on building hybrid STOL (short ...

Tecnam has introduced the new P2012 STOL dedicated to Short Take Off and Landing (STOL) operations, specifically designed to operate across the most demanding commercial airports in the world.

After a nearly rained-out practice, SwampSTOL lived up to its name, turning the normally beautiful grass field in Jennings, Louisiana into a wet, mud-filled landscape. The locals were undeterred, ...