Engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) said they have successfully flown the first “solid state” airplane that has no moving parts and does not rely on fossil fuels to fly. The ...

Dispensing with propellers and turbines, the first flights of an aircraft with solid-state propulsion have been conducted by researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). The ...

MIT engineers developed and successfully flew a model aircraft powered by an "ionic wind" propulsion system with no moving parts. This innovative system generates thrust silently and without emissions ...

MIT engineers have created the first aircraft that is capable of flying despite not having any moving parts. Rather than using fossil fuels, the new aircraft is powered by ionic wind, according to the ...

An experimental electric plane with no moving parts has been successfully designed and flown by scientists in the US. Instead of propellers or turbines, the five-metre wide craft used electricity to ...