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The Airframer Bulletin

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Edition of 17 October Published every Thursday
Lead story

Garmin unveils latest integrated flight deck: G3000 PRIME

G3000 PRIME has received FAA TSO certification. Initial aircraft delivering with the new kit will be announced by aircraft manufacturers in due course.

16 October 2024
More news – Cockpit Displays
Garmin's latest integrated flight deck: G3000 PRIME.
Garmin's latest integrated flight deck: G3000 PRIME.
The partnership represents a natural step in advancing superconducting motor technology to meet the needs of the aerospace industry.

Airbus and Toshiba to partner on superconductivity research

Toshiba has been developing superconducting technology applications for nearly half a century and has released its own two megawatt-class superconductivity motor prototype two years ago.

16 October 2024
More news – Fuel Systems
DEVCOM’s MX Black Hawk aircraft to be equipped with the MATRIX autonomy system.

DARPA taps Sikorsky to add autonomy to U.S. Army Black Hawk

Designated MX, the upgraded aircraft will enable the U.S. Army to test and evaluate a wide range of autonomy capabilities, from single pilot operation to fully uninhabited flight.

16 October 2024
New investment will accelerate production of the Islander aircraft and transform aftermarket business.

Britten-Norman gains backing to ramp up Islander production

Britten-Norman will scale manufacturing in the UK up to eight aircraft a year in phase one. Most will be the unleaded piston version, with around 20% of aircraft being delivered as turboprops.

16 October 2024
In July, the E-Freighter was certified by the National Civil Aviation Agency of Brazil (ANAC) and EASA certification is due later this year.

Embraer’s E-Freighter is certified by the FAA

E-Jets converted to freighters will have over 40% more volume capacity, three times the range of large cargo turboprops, and up to 30% lower operating costs than larger narrowbodies.

16 October 2024

Vaeridion develops electric aircraft on the 3DEXPERIENCE platform

Dassault Systèmes and Vaeridion partnered in the Sustainable Aero Lab and the 3DEXPERIENCE Center in Hamburg and intensified activity as part of the TUM Venture Labs at the Technical University of Munich.

16 October 2024
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Edition of 10 October 2024

Silent Arrow wins contract to build loitering cargo drone

The company will build on Phase I propulsion test success to prepare a number of full-scale aircraft for flight tests in Q3 and Q4 of 2025.

10 October 2024
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Edition of 3 October 2024

Radian completes taxi tests of prototype flight vehicle

Radian's engineering team focused on tuning the flight control systems and assessing the alignment of the real-world data to analytical predictions. The prototype was fitted with various telemetry systems.

3 October 2024
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