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 ...
Whisper Aero doesn't plan to actually make the Whisper Jet, but this vision shows how 11 small ducted fans could be mounted on each wing. The jet engines on commercial airplanes can be absolutely huge ...
Under the project, which spans over 1.5 years, GKN Aerospace and KTH (the Swedish Royal Institute of Technology) will together develop fan technology for smaller regional aircraft. The project will ...