(Image credit: U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joely Santiago) The F-35B Lightning II fighter jet is designed to take off on a short runway and land vertically.

An unmanned aircraft that can take off, hover and land vertically could be closer to reality, as part of a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) program to develop these futuristic ...

Wondering why airplanes take off and land into the wind? Learn how wind direction boosts lift, improves control, and ensures safer flights.

A rendering of an as-yet-undesigned plane that defense officials say should weigh no more than 250 to 330 pounds, fly roughly 16 hours at a time and vertically take off and land from anywhere in ...

Watch This Plane Crash-Land and Then Take Off Again. Watch This Plane Crash-Land and Then Take Off Again. Landing gear—who needs it? By John Wenz Published: Apr 20, 2015 4:13 PM EDT.

A stock image of a plane taking off from a runway at an airport. The flaps on the wing of the plane start to retract as the plane reaches a higher level after take-off, airline ...

In a continuation of The Drive‘s Canadian aquatic aviation week, we bring you: How to get a float plane airborne when all you have is a concrete runway.As they are designed to take-off and land ...