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Edition of 13 April Published every Thursday
Lead story

Dawn's spaceplane takes flight under rocket power

The Mk-II Aurora had previously been tested using surrogate jet engines, while the latest campaign was the first conducted under rocket power. All test objectives were achieved.

13 April 2023
The Mk-II Aurora.
The Mk-II Aurora.
Tenax ThermoPlastic Woven Fabric (TPWF).

Qualification smooths the way for PEEK carbon fabric applications

Teijin has achieved the first NCAMP qualification of a carbon fabric reinforced thermoplastic composite material, and the first for pre-consolidated laminates, used for rapid thermoforming of stamped structural components.

13 April 2023
More news – Non-metal Materials

Embraer and Saab explore deeper collaboration

The companies will also collaborate on engineering and technical future fighter studies, supporting the future growth of Gripen E out to 2060 and other future fighter needs as they arise.

13 April 2023
The A380 provides the flight test platform for the ZEROe demonstrator.

Liebherr focuses on air supply for hydrogen power

Liebherr-Aerospace now aims to design and qualify a safety-of-flight air supply demonstrator, which is able to withstand the integration constraints in an operational environment close to the propulsion system.

13 April 2023
Flying Whales intends to fly the first LCA60T in 2025 and plans to manufacture 150 aircraft in the next 10 years.

Flying Whales brings Honeywell generator onboard

Aboard the LCA60T, the generator will create a hybrid propulsion system by being integrated with a gearbox and a turbine that uses jet fuel and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).

13 April 2023
U.S. Marine Corps Captain Ben Cohen, director for the SoCal Tech Bridge, will serve as the U.S. lead for the Zero Carbon Logistics Support Via Hybrid Aircraft project.

US DOD funds further research into use of hybrids

A new collaboration between the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command and HAV is intended to enhance logistics, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) operations, and communications in the Pacific.

13 April 2023
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Edition of 6 April 2023

Vertical gains DOA as UK aligns with Europe

The UK CAA recently announced its intention to adopt European Union Aviation Safety Agency's Means of Compliance to SC-VTOL, the standards against which European and now UK manufacturers will design eVTOLs.

6 April 2023
Edition of 30 March 2023

Ascendance gains funding to fly full-scale prototype

ATEA, the hybrid-electric VTOL aircraft, is a quiet, low-carbon alternative to helicopters that provides an ideal response to the need for decentralised and regional point-to-point aviation.

30 March 2023