In the 1960s, Soviet engineer Robert Bartini envisioned an aircraft unlike anything else - a flying machine that could take off vertically, skim across water, and detect submarines. The result was the ...

The Flyin’ Lions nonprofit is starting a two-year fundraising journey to buy the handmade plane when it’s complete, that way students can get flight time while still in school.

Imagine landing a plane while looking straight up. That’s a tailsitter’s challenge - the pilot sits in a cockpit that’s nearly vertical during landings. On top of that, controlling the shift from vert ...