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The Airframer Bulletin

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Edition of 3 August Published every Thursday
Lead story

SkyDrive will harness Avidyne avionics platform

Designed to be flown with one pilot and two passengers on board for intra-city flights, the Skydrive requires customised, certified avionics systems to enable its mission.

3 August 2023
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Tomohiro Fukuzawa, SkyDrive Inc. Chief Executive Officer and Dan Schwinn, Avidyne Corporation Chief Executive Officer.
Tomohiro Fukuzawa, SkyDrive Inc. Chief Executive Officer and Dan Schwinn, Avidyne Corporation Chief Executive Officer.
Toray Advanced Composites is to expand production capacity in Morgan Hill, California USA.

Toray plans composite material production expansion

Accelerated expansion at Morgan Hill will support thermoset and Cetex thermoplastic production, as well as increasing technology laboratory capability and capacity in preparation for the market demand for materials.

3 August 2023
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The Cranfield crew make themselves at home.

Refurbished Cranfield hangar provides space for R&D

CAeS says a newly refurbished hangar will be a 'classroom of possibilities', where it will deliver the intricacies of zero emissions propulsion and also pioneer maintenance procedures for hydrogen-powered aircraft.

3 August 2023
We have lift-off. The thermic-thrust Integral S is airborne, and the electric version will follow in coming months.

Aura flies piston-powered trainer for the first time

The French manufacturer has taken another step towards the electrification of its Integral range, with the first flight of Integral E planned in the coming months.

3 August 2023
Each motor uses Equipmake's proprietary rotor design, with the magnets forming a Halbach array to maximise torque and minimise mass to deliver, while the inverter is matched to the motor for optimum power density.

VX4 features electric propulsion unit from Equipmake

The bespoke EPU from Equipmake combines a lightweight, power dense electric motor with a high-performance inverter, designed, developed and manufactured at its base in Snetterton, UK.

3 August 2023
RapidFlight leadership, joined by dignitaries from the City of Manassas and Commonwealth of Virginia, cut the ribbon in front of their facility during the grand opening ceremony.

RapidFlight opens UAS manufacturing headquarters in Manassas

The grand opening follows the completion of a major renovation to the manufacturing facility which offers over 25,000 square-feet of space for the company to grow with.

3 August 2023
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Edition of 27 July 2023

Diamond's all-electric trainer takes flight

The eDA40 will become the first EASA/FAA Part 23 certified electric aircraft, and is designed to be a circuit trainer powered by an ENGINeUS electric smart motor by Safran Electrical and Power.

26 July 2023
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Edition of 20 July 2023

Second Gulfstream G800 joins the flight test fleet

The second test aircraft is dedicated to environmental control systems, avionics and flight controls and builds on the more than 1,600 test points already accomplished by the first G800 flight test article.

19 July 2023