The Airframer Bulletin
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AAI G-111 Turbo Albatross
Aalto Zephyr
Aero Vodochody L-159
Aerofugia AE200
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Aerovel Flexrotor
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Air Tractor AT-502
Air Tractor AT-802
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Airbus A220
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Airbus A350
Airbus A400M
Airbus C295
Airbus CityAirbus
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Airbus Helicopters H130
Airbus Helicopters H135
Airbus Helicopters H140
Airbus Helicopters H145
Airbus Helicopters H160
Airbus Helicopters H175
Airbus Helicopters H215/H225
Airbus Helicopters Racer
Airbus Helicopters Tiger
Airbus MAVERIC
Airbus Perlan II
Airbus SIRTAP
Airbus Wingman
Airbus ZEROe
Alaka'i Skai
Alauda Airspeeder Mk4
Ampaire Eco Caravan
AMSL Aero Vertiia
Anduril Industries Fury
Animal Dynamics Stork STM
Antonov An-178
ARC e-Starling
ARC Linx P9
ARC Pegasus
Archer Maker
Archer Midnight
Aridge Land Aircraft Carrier
Ascendance Flight Technologies ATEA
ASKA A5
ATI FlyZero
Atlas ATLANT
Atlas Atlas Family
ATR 42/72
ATRX Space Plane
Aura Aero Enbata
Aura Aero ERA
Aura Aero Integral
Aurora Flight Sciences CRANE X-Plane
Aurora SKIRON-X
AutoFlight CarryAll
AutoFlight Matrix
AutoFlight Prosperity 1
AutoFlight V400 Albatross
Avions Mauboussin Alcyon M3c
Avions Mauboussin Alerion M1h
BAE Systems Brontanax
BAE T-Series
BAE Taranis
BAE Tempest
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Bayraktar TB2
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Beechcraft King Air 350
Bell 360 Invictus
Bell 407
Bell 412EP
Bell 429
Bell 525 Relentless
Bell APT 70
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Bell V-280 Valor
Bell X-76
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Beyond Aero One
Blackshape Bk160 Gabriel
Blackshape Prime
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BlueBird ThunderB
Boeing 737
Boeing 767
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Boeing 787 Dreamliner
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Boeing F-47
Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet
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Boeing MQ-28A Ghost Bat
Boeing T-7A Red Hawk
Boeing X-66A
Bombardier Challenger 300 series
Bombardier Global series
Bon V Aero Cargo Drone
Bon V Aero eVTOL
Boom Overture
Britten-Norman BN2 Islander
BRM AERO Bristell
Bye Aerospace eFlyer 2
Bye Aerospace eFlyer 800
Calidus B-250
Carbonix H2-VTOL UAV
Catalina Aircraft NGAA Catalina II
Certo Aerospace Capstone
Cessna 172 Skyhawk
Cessna 182T Skylane
Cessna 206 Stationair
Cessna 208 Caravan
Cessna 408 SkyCourier
Cessna Citation 560XL
Cessna Citation CJ3
Cessna Citation CJ4
Cessna Citation Latitude
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Cirrus SR20
Cirrus SR22
Cirrus Vision SF50
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COMAC C919
CoolFly Dream
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CubCrafters Carbon Cub SS
CubCrafters XCub
Daher Kodiak
Daher TBM900 Series
DARPA ANCILLARY X-Plane
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Dassault 2000 series
Dassault 6X
Dassault 7X
Dassault 8X
Dassault 900LX
Dassault Falcon 10X
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Dassault VORTEX
Dawn Aerospace Mk-II Aurora
De Havilland Canadair 515
De Havilland Dash 8 Series
Destinus Hyperplane
Deutsche Aircraft D328eco
Diamond DA20 C1
Diamond DA40 Diamond Star
Diamond DA42 Twin Star
Diamond DA50 RG
Diamond DA62
Diamond DART-450
DLR HAP-alpha
Dornier 228
Dornier Seawings DS-2C
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Doroni H1
Dronamics Black Swan
Dufour Aero-200
Eclipse 550
EDGE-Anduril Omen
EHang 216
EHang VT35
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Elixir Aircraft Elixir
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Elysian Aircraft E9X
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Embraer E-Jet 170/190 series
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Enstrom 480B
Epic E1000
ERC System Charlie
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Eviation Alice
Explorer Prototype
FAdeA IA-100
FAdeA IA-63 Pampa
Faradair Aerospace BEHA
FIXAR 007
Flying Whale LCA60T
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General Atomics Gambit Series
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General Atomics MQ-9
Grid Aero Lifter Lite
Guanyi GA20
Guimbal Cabri G2
Guimbal GrandCabri G5
Gulfstream G280
Gulfstream G400
Gulfstream G500/G600
Gulfstream G700/G800
H2 Clipper
H2FLY HY4
HAL Chetak
HAL Dhruv
HAL HTT-40
HAL Indian Multi Role Helicopter (IMRH)
HAL LUH
HAL Tejas
HAV Airlander 10
HAV Airlander 50
Heart ES-30/36
Helsing CA-1 Europa
Hermeus Darkhorse
Heven AeroTech H2D Series
Hill HX50
Honda eVTOL
Honda HA-420 HondaJet
Honda HA-480 HondaJet Echelon
Horizon Cavorite X7
Horizon Hoverbike
Hypersonix / Kratos DART AE
Icon A5
Ilyushin IL-103
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Ilyushin IL-114
Ilyushin IL-76
Indonesian Aerospace NC212i
Indra Tarsis
Insitu Integrator
ISAE Drone Mermoz
Jaunt JX/JC250
Jekta PHA-ZE 100
Jetson Jetson ONE
JetZero Z4
Joby S4
Junkers A60
KAI KF-21 Boramae
KAI KUH-1 Surion Korean Utility Helicopter
KAI LAH/LCH
KAI T-50 Golden Eagle
Kamov Ka-226T
Kamov Ka-32
Kamov Ka-60
Kazan Ansat
Kea Atmos
Kratos XQ-58A Valkyrie
KuickWheel / Rictor X4
LEO Flight Leo Coupe
Leonardo (Alenia) C-27J Spartan
Leonardo AW09
Leonardo AW101
Leonardo AW139
Leonardo AW249
Leonardo AW609
Leonardo AWHERO
Leonardo M-346 Master
Leonardo NextGen Civil TiltRotor (NGCTR)
Leonardo Proteus
LET 410
Lift Aircraft Hexa
Limosa LimoConnect
Lockheed Martin C-130J Hercules
Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon
Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II
Lockheed Martin Skunk Works Vectis
Lockheed Martin Skunk Works X-59 QueSST
Lockheed Martin Stalker
Lyte Aviation LA-44 SkyBus
Maeve Aerospace Maeve 01
Maeve Aerospace Maeve Jet
Manta Ann
Mayman Razor
MD 500 Series
MightyFly Cento
MIL Mi-17/171
MIL Mi-28
MIL Mi-35M
Mira ApusNeo
Mitsubishi F-X
Mitsubishi X-2
Moya Aero eVTOL
Natilus Kona / Horizon
NFA Intercontinental Rocketliner
NHIndustries NH90
Noemi Aerospace Noemi
NordSpace SHARP Arrow
Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider
Northrop Grumman E-2D Advanced Hawkeye
Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk
Northrop Grumman SHEPARD X-Plane
Northrop Grumman YFQ-48A Talon Blue
NZAero 750XL-II SuperPAC
Odys Aviation Alta / Laila
Otto Phantom 3500
Overair Butterfly
PAL-V Liberty
Parallel Flight Technologies Firefly
Pegasus VBJ1
Phenix Ultra 2XL
Piasecki Aircraft KARGO UAV
Piasecki ARES
Piasecki PA-890
Pilatus PC-12
Pilatus PC-21
Pilatus PC-24
Pilatus PC-7 MKII
Piper M350
Piper M500/M700 Fury
Piper PA-28 series
Piper PA-44-180 Seminole
Pipistrel Nuuva
Pipistrel Panthera
Pipistrel Virus
Pivotal Helix
Plana CP-01
Prismatic PHASA-35
Pterodynamics Transwing
Pyka Pelican / DropShip
PZL Swidnik SW-4
Radia WindRunner
Radian One
Rain MK2
RapidFlight M2
REGENT Seaglider
Robinson R22 Beta II
Robinson R44
Robinson R66
Robinson R88
Rocket Lab Electron / HASTE
Rolls-Royce Spirit of Innovation
Ruixiang RX1E
Ryse Aero Technologies Ryse Recon
Saab A3-001
Saab JAS 39 Gripen
Samson Switchblade
Sarla Aviation Shunya
Schiebel Camcopter S-100
Schweizer S-300C
SE Aeronautics SE200
SEAMAX M-22
Sensofusion Swift
Shield AI V-BAT
Shield AI X-BAT
ShinMaywa XU-L
ShinMaywa XU-M
Sierra Space Dream Chaser
Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion
Sikorsky Innovations HEX
Sikorsky Nomad
Sikorsky S-70A Black Hawk
Sikorsky S-70B SeaHawk
Sikorsky S-76
Sikorsky S-92 Superhawk
Sikorsky S-97 Raider
Silent Arrow CLS
Silent Arrow GD-2000 Glider
Skunk Works ARES
Skyborne DART Series
SkyDrive
Skydweller Solar Impulse 2 (SI2)
Skyfly Axe
Skyfront Perimeter 8
Skyranger Swift / Nynja
Skyworks Hawk 5
Skyworks Vertijet
Sling Series
Sonex Phoenix
Steadicopter Black Eagle 50
Stellar Jet
Stemme S12 Twin Voyager
Stratodynamics HiDRON
Stratolaunch Roc
Stratolaunch Talon-A
Sukhoi Su-30MK
Supernal S-A2
Survey Copter Aliaca
SyberJet SJ30 / SJ34 / SJ36
TAI Anka
TAI Hurjet
TAI T929 ATAK 2
TAI TF Kaan
TCab Tech E20
Tecnam P2002
Tecnam P2006T
Tecnam P2008
Tecnam P2010
Tecnam P2012 Traveller
Tecnam P92
Tekever AR5
Textron eAviation Nexus 4EX
Thales UAS100
TLAC Sherwood KUB
Transcend Air Vy 400
Tupolev Tu-160
Urban Aeronautics City Hawk
UVAD Falcon
Vaeridion Electric Microliner
Van's RV-10
Venus Aerospace Stargazer
Vertical Aerospace Valo
Viking Twin Otter Series 400
Virgin Galactic Delta Class
Virgin Galactic Mach 3
Volatus Aerospace Condor
Volkswagen Group China V.MO
Volocopter VoloCity
Volocopter VoloDrone
Volocopter VoloRegion
VoltAero Cassio
VRCO XP4
WIG AirFish 8
Wingcopter 198
Wisk Cora
XTI TriFan 600
Yakovlev MC-21-300
Yakovlev SJ-100
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Edition of 7 March
Published every Thursday
Lead story
Wave engines operate using pressure waves instead of rotating machinery. Intermittent combustion inside a hollow tube produces pressure waves that push hot gases and produce thrust.
6 March 2024
For the demonstration flight, a 50+ lbf (222+ N) thrust wave engine was used as the sole powerplant on a 100 lbs (45 kg) gross weight Conventional Take-Off and Landing UAV.
The airframer appreciates the safety advantages the 3-axis VFR autopilot provides, with features like auto-recovery and the ability to shoot fully coupled approaches. It's a game changer, Enstrom says.
6 March 2024
Triumph has supported MD Helicopters for over two decades, producing over 400 gearboxes for this program. The contract for transmissions and transmission spare parts for the MD500 has been extended.
6 March 2024
Utilizing 3D printing to quickly develop dies and fixtures, Aerotech was able to produce the first prototype within two months.
6 March 2024
Joby's acquisition of the on-airport facility is the first step in a plan to develop facilities capable of building up to 500 aircraft per year in Dayton, which could include the construction of a larger greenfield factory.
6 March 2024
The company is seeking partnerships with states and communities capable of hosting the facility, with the potential for expansion up to 200 acres.
6 March 2024
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Edition of 29 February 2024
The HEX program will put a premium on greater than 500 nautical mile range at high speed, fewer mechanical systems to reduce complexity, and lower maintenance costs.
29 February 2024
Edition of 22 February 2024
ION captures everything that happens on the factory floor, including processes, parts, inspections and red lines. This will significantly reduce the time it takes to comply with the rigorous audits required for certification.
22 February 2024
