Long before science fiction made flapping-wing aircraft famous, French engineers experimented with real ornithopters. These unusual flying machines attempted to mimic birds in flight, pushing the ...

Many readers will remember the MetaFly, a remote-control robotic insect that flies by actually flapping its wings. Well, its ...

French aviation engineer Edwin Van Ruymbeke has unveiled a new development, a robotic swift called The Swift, which has now ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — Managers at Orlando International Airport are taking another step toward bringing flying taxis to Orlando. They completed an exercise with the Federal Aviation Administration to ...