VTOL aircraft

thumb|A Bell 47 helicopter, an early example of a powered rotorcraft

thumb|280px|Joby Aviation eVTOL in 2023 thumb|280px|Airbus CityAirbus eVTOL hovering An electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft is a category of VTOL (vertical take-off and landing) aircraft that uses electric power to hover, take off, and land vertically. This technology emerged due to significant advancements in the field of electric propulsion, encompassing motors, batteries, electronic controllers, and propellers. Concurrently, there was an emerging demand for new aerial vehicles capable of facilitating greener and quieter flights within the domain of Advanced Air Mobility

1950s British compound gyroplane

experimental aircraft by Entwicklungsring Sud

US experimental hybrid helicopter/fixed-wing aircraft

1955 experimental direct-lift rotor aircraft model by Hiller Aircraft

1960s British military transport aircraft design study

electrically-powered VTOL aircraft demonstrator

Experimental Aircraft

electric-powered vertical take-off and landing 8-prop self-piloted flying prototype

single-person aircraft

1959 experimental VTOL aircraft model by Chrysler

1959 VTOL research aircraft

single-person lightweight aircraft

type of aircraft

French test aircraft

Unmanned aerial vehicle

type of aircraft

1950s British experimental aircraft