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The Airframer Bulletin

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Edition of 20 August Published every Thursday
Lead story

Heart’s X1 becomes largest battery-powered aircraft flown

The 106ft-span demonstrator flew for 27 minutes at Plattsburgh International Airport, reaching 1,100ft AGL under an FAA Special Airworthiness Certificate.

20 August
More news – Heart ES-30, Airframer
X1 weighs more than 25,000lb.
X1 weighs more than 25,000lb.
Urban is designed to be intuitive to operate, transport and use across a wider range of applications.

CoolFly reveals standing eVTOL at Hangzhou launch event

Dual-redundant flight control architecture and triple-redundant inertial measurement units have been built into the enclosed-propeller Urban aircraft for individual flight.

20 August
More news – CoolFly Dream, Airframer
Schwarzhorn is named after a Swiss mountain and the colour of the composite components produced there.

Pilatus brings composite development and production together

The building groups raw material storage, component production, subassembly and surface treatment into a single self-sufficient process before final assembly.

20 August
More news – Pilatus PC-24, Airframer
Around 500 employees work at the facility, which officially opened on August 14 following a multi-million-dollar investment.

Cirrus adds 30,000 square feet at Grand Forks

Composite parts production capacity has increased at the Grand Forks facility, supporting output of the SR Series and Vision Jet.

20 August
Officials and stakeholders at the AHRTC groundbreaking, including Mayor Jeff Weisensel, Rep. Brad Finstad, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Rep. Betty McCollum, George Rumford, Dean Andrew Alleyne, Deputy Commissioner Kevin McKinnon, State Sen. Bobby Joe Champion, State Rep. Dave Baker, Don Mullin, Derek Cunz and North Wind board member Steve Cook.

North Wind commences build of hypersonic testing facility

Construction has begun on the $1 billion-plus Aerospace & Hypersonic Research and Testing Complex at UMore Park in Rosemount, Minnesota.

20 August
A first test flight is planned, ahead of an eventual crossing of the Alps.

H2-Sling hydrogen aircraft readies for flight

The aircraft is powered by a 100-kilowatt fuel cell system, in which hydrogen and oxygen react across a membrane to generate electricity and heat, with water as the only by-product.

20 August
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Edition of 6 August

GKN completes wings for Brontanax prototype

Flight-ready structures for the UK's first Collaborative Combat Aircraft prototype have progressed from a clean-sheet design to full integration within an accelerated timeline.

6 August