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The Airframer Bulletin

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Edition of 10 November Published every Thursday
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Jekta Switzerland unveils 19-seat seaplane design

The 19-passenger aircraft should cover 150km at a cruising speed of 135 knots, take off in a wave height of 1.2m, with landing stall speed less than 50 knots. The batteries can be changed or recharged in 45 minutes.

10 November 2022
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The PHA-ZE 100 has a high-wing layout with 10 electric motors and batteries located in the wing.
The PHA-ZE 100 has a high-wing layout with 10 electric motors and batteries located in the wing.
Ready for trials next year.

Rain autonomous demonstrator prepares to fight fires

After 18 months of research and development Rain Industries will set its demonstrator unmanned helicopter firefighting MK2 to work in California next year.

10 November 2022
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Blue Spirit Aero is using 3DEXPERIENCE.

Blue Spirit harnesses Dassault's cloud for its Dragonfly

Regulators are working on certification processes for solutions involving disruptive hydrogen technologies. Blue Spirit Aero says it will be a catalyst by using 3DEXPERIENCE to demonstrate the feasibility of these solutions.

10 November 2022
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Sikorsky demonstrates to the U.S. Army for the first time how an optionally piloted Black Hawk helicopter flying in autonomous mode could resupply forward forces. These uninhabited Black Hawk flights occurred in October at Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona. Photo: Sikorsky.

Partners prove more potential for the unmanned Black Hawk

Sikorsky is partnered with DARPA to develop autonomy technology to improve the flight safety and efficiency of rotary and fixed-wing aircraft. Sikorsky's MATRIX technology forms the core of DARPA's ALIAS project.

10 November 2022

US Army backs LiquidPiston's heavy fuel engine for UAS

LiquidPiston's Compact Efficient Rotary Engine Program will develop the company's patented High-Efficiency Hybrid Cycle in a totally re-imagined compact rotary engine architecture.

10 November 2022
The WFA is the first FAA TSO certified avionics component to be developed and manufactured by a company in China.

COMAC C919 weather antenna gains FAA tick

This WFA is fully independently designed, produced and manufactured by LETRI, and has now achieved FAA TSO-C63f airworthiness certification with the support from Collins.

10 November 2022
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Edition of 3 November 2022

Armed Overwatch candidate features Garmin G3000

L3Harris' Sky Warden platform, which is based on the Air Tractor AT-802, includes the first forward-fit deployable combat aircraft featuring Garmin's G3000 tandem integrated flight deck.

3 November 2022
Edition of 27 October 2022

Maxwell powers up from its own installed batteries

Random vibration acceptance testing for all the cruise motor controllers for the X-57 have taken place to make sure that all the systems stay functional while they endure the vibration environment expected during flight.

27 October 2022