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 ...

The short takeoff and landing capabilities that characterize the performance of powered-lift aircraft are dependent on engine thrust and are, therefore, severely affected by loss of an engine. This ...

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 ...

Short-takeoff and-landing (STOL) aircraft have been around since the 1930s, most recognizably as the type of fat-tired, propeller-driven planes flown by bush pilots into remote areas. But for a new, ...

Short Takeoff and Landing (STOL) competitions, including STOL Drag racing, have grown in popularity, attracting both participants and spectators. Both STOL Drag and the National STOL Series prioritize ...

Short takeoff and landing (STOL) might prove a practical alternative to VTOL in the early days of electric aviation. VTOL aircraft use an enormous amount of energy lifting themselves off the ground, ...

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 ...

Aircraft manufacturer Avions Mauboussin (Belfort, France) reported that it is developing a new generation of hybrid, hydrogen-fueled aircraft, the Alerion M1h and Alcyon M3c. Revived from a 1930s ...

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.

This episode is all about the legendary Fieseler Fi 156 Storch – the spindly-legged short takeoff and landing (STOL) aircraft ...