The aircraft are made in the US, can be charged in under 30 minutes, has low noise, and an automatic return-to-home button. A ballistic parachute is an option that can be deployed in the event of ...

The plane needs about $1,000 worth of work before it can fly, but at $2,000, it's still a bargain. A similar ultralight could cost more than $10,000 and take hundreds of hours to build, he said.

OPENER, Inc., a pioneer of aero vehicles for consumer travel, today revealed BlackFly; the world’s first ultralight all-electric fixed-wing vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft. BlackFly is a ...