DARPA's SPRINT X-Plane program pushes the limits of VTOL design, targeting 400+ knot speeds and fully runway independent! advertisement. SimpleFlying.

Aurora Flight Sciences (Bridgeport, W.Va.), a Boeing Company, recently completed conceptual design review for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) high-speed, vertical lift X-plane, ...

Rendering showing various X-plane concepts being designed as part of DARPA’s SPRINT program. The presence of a C-130-sized plane in the rendering is also interesting.

The new X-plane is set to be remotely piloted during testing to reduce risk. However, Aurora has said that a crew could be featured in future tests over the next 12 months, with the aim of the ...

Bell has been selected as one of two companies for Phase 1B of DARPA's Speed and Runway Independent Technologies (SPRINT) X-Plane program to create a prototype High-Speed Vertical Takeoff and ...

As the name suggests, SPRINT is looking for a fast aircraft, or at least a plane capable of going fast over short stretches. The program is specifically seeking to develop an aircraft that can ...

DARPA has announced the four companies that will compete for the contract to design, build and test an X-Plane demonstrator capable of high-speed cruise, hover and VTOL for its Speed and Runway ...

DARPA Sprint x-plane. About the author: Daniel Patrascu. Daniel loves writing (or so he claims), and he uses this skill to offer readers a "behind the scenes" look at the automotive industry.

The technology demonstrated in the SPRINT X-plane could be scaled to medium and heavy lift aircraft, creating a future family of systems. For example, Aurora envisions a manned, ...

Aurora concluded that its SPRINT/X-Plane design team projects finishing the preliminary design review of its entry in about a year, with the goal of first flight within three years.

The BELL SPRINT X-Plane concept . The company also unveiled new concept art for the aircraft, displaying large vertical tilt rotors not dissimilar to the V-22 Osprey.