Aerotime

JUNE 1, 2025

In 1923, Spanish engineer Juan de la Cierva came up with a rather revolutionary idea: an aircraft that could use an unpowered rotor at the top to generate lift, while relying on an engine-driven propeller for thrust. A gyroplane is also not a fixed-winged aircraft, since the thrust generated by the overhead rotor makes the wings unnecessary.

Lift

Aerotime

DECEMBER 28, 2024

Known as the Flogger, the MiG-23s variable wing sweep makes it capable of taking off from short, remote runways, as well as optimizing its aerodynamic profile for supersonic or cruise flight. Nevertheless, it was an extremely sophisticated jet for the late 60s and remains one of the most iconic Soviet aircraft of the Cold War.

Jet

Aerotime

MAY 16, 2025

This increases to 815kg (1,800 lbs) if flying purely in conventional flight mode, using runways to take off and land.The maximum gross weight of the aircraft is stated as 2,500kg (5,500 lbs).

Gross Weight

Aerotime

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Put in simpler terms: The thrust needed for a plane to fly is dependent on the planes overall mass during the acceleration phase, its speed, the air density, which differs with the altitude and several other factors. Promise: No more physics formulas in this text from now on.)

Thrust

Aerotime

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

This allows air to be drawn through the top of the fan and expelled out through the bottom in the form of downward thrust. Once airborne, the aircraft relies on a conventional rear-mounted propeller to provide forward thrust, while the panels that cover the wing-mounted fans return to their fully closed position.

Lift

Aerotime

JULY 3, 2024

The KTLS is an unpowered system, with takeoff thrust provided solely by the aircraft’s jet engine. During the fully autonomous takeoff, the Valkyrie engine throttles up like a conventional jet, accelerating down the runway with the KTLS.

Runway