A Denver-based start-up has raised $10 million in equity “crowdfunding” to help develop a ducted-fan powered, fixed-wing business aircraft called the TriFan 600. XTI began a crowdfunding campaign on ...

A new study reveals how noise is generated and propagated from these engines, technically known as boundary layer ingesting (BLI) ducted fans. The mystery of how futuristic aircraft embedded engines, ...

Urban Aeronautics has completed initial windtunnel tests of a newly disclosed 250kt (465km/h)-capable cargo variant of its Mule ducted-fan unmanned air vehicle. Powered by a 1,600shp (1,1190kW)-class ...

The mystery of how futuristic aircraft embedded engines, featuring an energy-conserving arrangement, make noise has been solved by researchers at the University of Bristol. The study, published today ...