Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Whisper Aero doesn't plan to actually make the Whisper Jet, but this vision shows how 11 small ducted fans could be mounted on ...

The Airvinci personal ducted fan helicopter and drones could enable the flying car future. The unmanned heavy cargo drone version looks like a good way to commercially ramp up to true personal flight.

A California company is seeking an exemption from FAA regulations to operate a tandem ducted-fan unmanned aircraft system (UAS) for crop spraying weighing 350 lb. with a full payload. Sprayt Robotics, ...

Ducted fans have emerged as a promising propulsion solution for modern Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), particularly in applications that demand high safety, efficiency and low noise levels. Enclosing ...

Whisper Aero, a Tennessee start-up, spent the last two years developing a propulsion system that it says is quieter and more efficient than any other. Now it has finally revealed part of its secret: ...

The owner of a Yorktown firm that develops high-end unmanned aerial vehicles expects to see rapid growth when the government relaxes drone flight restrictions in August. “This is going to give us the ...

Urban Aeronautics' prototype ducted fan Panda unmanned air vehicle has successfully completed its first series of test flights, with testing to resume once flight-control computers are adjusted based ...

The Dronut X1 is a two-rotor, donut-looking ducted drone that comes with an unconventional design. The device owned by Cleo Robotics bears little semblance to a drone on the outside, at least. In ...