Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. With so many air taxi concepts introduced over the last few years, it can be hard for one to stand out. Jetoptera has figured out ...

The U.S. start-up is preparing to conduct wind-tunnel tests with a subscale model of its patented Fluidic Propulsion System. It says the system will support unprecedentedly high speeds, while also ...

With no moving parts, fluidic propulsors could be used to blow the upper surface of a wing and generate lift. Credit: Jetoptera Startup Jetoptera is to compare the noise generated by its fluidic ...

Jetoptera has conducted a series of tests to measure the noise signature of its patented 200 lbf- class Fluidic Propulsive System (FPS™) thrust augmentors as a subcontractor to Paragrine Systems, ...

Jetoptera has been awarded a new Phase II SBIR sub-contract by Freedom Flight Works, Inc. to collaborate in the development of a special mission variant of their Fluidic Propulsion System (FPS™) for ...

The company's own aircraft prototype features a distinctive box-wing design combined with a canard that has already been evaluated in a wind tunnel. Jetoptera has incorporated its patented Fluidic ...

Wind tunnel model has fluidic thrusters over the wing for lift augmentation and embedded in the fuselage for vertical thrust. Credit: Jetoptera U.S. startup Jetoptera has completed wind tunnel testing ...

When it comes to the emerging UAM (urban air mobility) sector, some companies focus on developing specific eVTOLs (electric vertical take-off and landing), and others on developing vertiports. But a ...

Fluidic thrust vectoring and control refer to a suite of aerodynamic techniques that achieve directional control of engine thrust by modulating the flow field through the injection of secondary ...