Unveiled at CES 2026, the Rictor X4 is a personal eVTOL priced under $40,000 that flies under FAA Part 103 ultralight rules. We analyze if this "aerial moped" can democratize flight or faces ...

Pivotal is a Palo Alto-based company developing an ultralight, electric aircraft for recreational use and short-haul travel.

The Rictor X4 electric aircraft promises personal flight for $39,900, making eVTOL technology accessible with 50 mph speeds ...

New video from Alef Aeronautics shows the company's flying car prototype driving, taking off and flying over another vehicle in a simulation of a blocked traffic scenario. New videos from Alef ...

The long promised age of flying cars has quietly crossed a threshold that once belonged […] ...

Read Davin Coburn's flying blog and listen to him discuss his adventure. Listen to Davin Coburn adventure as he describes it on the Popular Mechanics Show (podcast). We're off the ground early, seven ...

There was a time when having your own plane was a pretty clear indicator that you were part of that upper crust of society. If it was a pricey and rare electric plane, then all the more. But those ...

The small airplane falls sideways through the air. Its fabric-covered wings akimbo to the line it's following, like if someone where walking with one hip thrust awkwardly forward. To the uneducated ...