The Airframer Bulletin

Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd. (Aeronautics Operations)

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2025

25 September

ReleaseFive models in the "Fazer R" industrial unmanned helicopter series are the first engine-powered models to receive "Type 2 Type Certification" - eliminating some of the documentation required for flight, reducing the burden on users

22 May

ReleaseMHI conducts flight test for hybrid-type medium-sized UAV

2022

29 September

Yamaha Motor and ShinMaywa conduct an early-stage test flight of their small aircraft.

Japanese partners' first prototype is airborne

The aircraft tested was an R&D aircraft owned by ShinMaywa, the XU-L, which was equipped with an existing 499cc engine manufactured by Yamaha Motor.

2021

29 June

ReleaseYamaha Motor and ShinMaywa sign joint research agreement for next-generation small aircraft

2014

8 May

ReleaseNorthrop Grumman, Yamaha Motor, U.S.A., collaborate on unmanned helicopter system