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AIT will provide an end-to-end system for the factory, creating transportation and positioning tools for fuselage assembly, wing assembly, wing-to-fuselage joining, and final assembly.
The C919 features an integrated propulsion system, bringing the Nexcelle joint venture-supplied nacelle, thrust reverser and exhaust system together with CFM International's LEAP-1C powerplant.
Blainjett's "hemi-rotor" design situates familiar vertical lift rotors (as seen on helicopters, UAM or drone aircraft) partially inside opposite sides of an enclosed fuselage.
Work at the site will also focus on new and existing programs including the design, development, and manufacturing of RF and electro-optical/infrared countermeasures, as well as aircraft electrification technology.
Engine certification will continue through the first half of 2023, including flights currently under way on the P&W flying test bed in Mirabel, as well as endurance testing to ensure product maturity at entry into service.
Following the successful completion of the preliminary P2012 STOL flight test campaign in early 2022, the aircraft has entered its final configuration moving on to the certification phase in 2023.
Chief test pilot Justin Paines took to the controls for the VX4's maiden take-off which saw the eight sets of propellers lift the aircraft from the ground at hover-thrust, while tethered to the ground for safety.
This solar-battery aircraft is part of Electra's ongoing development of reduced and zero-carbon aircraft propulsion technologies, which also include turbine-electric and hydrogen fuel-cell based hybrid systems.
Bringing together teams that were previously spread across several sites, the new facility will promote cooperation and should ensure the best working conditions for the 430 employees involved.
Alice lifted off from Grant County International Airport, flying for eight minutes at an altitude of 3,500 feet. This trailblazing flight of the technology demonstrator provided Eviation with invaluable data.
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.
De Havilland Field will be the site of final assembly for the DHC-515 Firefighter aircraft, which was launched earlier this year, the DHC-6 Twin Otter and the Dash 8-400 aircraft.
