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Edition of 15 June Published every Thursday
Lead story

Transonic Truss-Braced Wing project becomes latest X-plane

To build the X-66A, Boeing will work with NASA to modify an MD-90 aircraft, shortening the fuselage and replacing its wings and engines.The design is known as a Transonic Truss-Braced Wing.

14 June 2023
More news – Test Services, Design
The X-66A is the X-plane specifically aimed at helping the United States achieve the goal of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
The X-66A is the X-plane specifically aimed at helping the United States achieve the goal of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
Tecnam is ready to bring the P-Volt back into the type certification arena as soon as technology evolution allows.

Tecnam puts P-Volt on ice while battery technology catches up

Slow charge cycles and the possible limitation of the maximum charge level per cycle, mean that real storage capacity would fall, and only a few hundred flights would drive operators to replace the entire storage unit.

14 June 2023
New manufacturing jigs are in place at Britten-Norman's Bembridge facility in preparation for production output increase.

Britten-Norman brings production back to Bembridge

The move is in response to intensified interest in the planned launch of an OEM, zero-emissions Islander aircraft in 2026 as well as wider interest that has resulted from the introduction of finance and leasing options.

14 June 2023

CubCrafters' research shows lift potential of slat system

The technology combines electric ducted fans with leading edge lifting slats, to accelerate airflow over the wing. Ongoing testing points to a likelihood for significant reductions in takeoff and landing distances.

14 June 2023
From left, Karen Plaut, executive vice president for research; Mark Lewis, CEO of PARI; Mung Chiang, Purdue University president; and Scott Meyer, managing director, Maurice J. Zucrow Laboratories celebrate the opening of the Hypersonics and Applied Research Facility.

Purdue institute opens hypersonics research centre

Through facilities such as its Hypersonics and Applied Research Facility, Purdue aims to solve some of the most challenging and relevant problems in the field of high-speed flight while also building the future workforce.

14 June 2023
Anmol Manohar, CEO with Dr. Guido Monterzino, CTO seen with a drone powered by the company's new IPM5 electric jet engine.

Greenjets lays out its credentials in electric jet design

IPM5 is engineered around a ducted fan architecture, which offers both a reduction in noise and an increase in safety over open bladed propellers.

14 June 2023
More news – Electric Propulsion
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Edition of 8 June 2023

Piasecki sets up shop in former Sikorsky factory

The company will transform the 219,000 square foot state-of-the-art facility into an advanced R&D centre for next-generation VTOL aircraft, Unmanned Aerial Systems and related enabling technologies.

8 June 2023
Edition of 1 June 2023

Natilus selects ZeroAvia hydrogen-electric engine

The company is now working on construction of a full-scale Kona autonomous blended-wing body (BWB) cargo aircraft technology demonstrator, which will have a wingspan of 85 feet.

31 May 2023