Joby has tested its aircraft in flight, from precision landing and outwash to human factors, many times and in all weathers. Pre-production flight testing is complete and now the focus is on for-credit flight testing.
This first FAA approval includes the COA for a flight corridor of up to 5,000ft between New Jerusalem and Byron airports in California, and an SAC enabling testing of BVLOS capabilities while using a chase aircraft.
The frame of this airship, one of the largest ever developed, must distribute the structure’s entire load. Flying Whales is to develop thin wall carbon fibre tubes that meet all technical requirements and specs.
The aircraft flew for about 30 minutes, allowing the flight test team to check its overall behaviour. The Racer builds upon the aerodynamic configuration validated by the Airbus Helicopters X3 technology demonstrator.
The airframer is aiming to meet increased aircraft production and anticipated future growth by developing new businesses, products and services. In 2023 181 jets were delivered, 13% more than the previous year.
Manta Aircraft will utilise Altair's resources to finalise the design readiness for the manufacturing of 1:1 scale prototypes of its platform demonstrator ANN2 within the next 12 months.
Boeing is also building a new production line for low-rate initial production, aiming to load the first forward and aft fuselages for LRIP mid-year as suppliers are already underway developing parts for production.
The agreement provides continuity of the production and sustainment of critical parts for the F/A-18 and F-15 programs. Nearly the entire GKN St Louis workforce of 550 people have been hired by Boeing.
The partners will explore opportunities such as joint research, technology development and contributions from the Austrian ecosystem to the supply chain of the Embraer aircraft programs.
Two new contracts will enable powered wind tunnel testing to advance Electra's novel aerodynamics database for use in performance analysis, simulator, and control law development, and a conceptual study for the Navy.
Throughout the 1990s and 2000s, ENAER was an important supplier of structures for the ERJ-135/140/145 family of jets - now its work with Embraer will involve moire aircraft types.
The pylons are a key component of the airframe that provide support for its electric power units and eight lift propellers. KAI supplies major aerostructure components to global aircraft manufacturers.
They say that the B23 Energic will be the first clean and efficient fully electric aircraft in the CS-23 general aviation category, with the first deliveries to a selected group of launch customers scheduled early next year.
The FAA has issued a first-of-its-kind authorisation to XB-1 for supersonic test flights, planned for later this year in the Black Mountain Supersonic Corridor in Mojave, CA.
Pilots benefit from an additional front door for the co-pilot and external access to the baggage compartment. Windows have also been redesigned and made larger to improve visibility.
The Wingcopter 198 will be the first foreign company's drone to be accepted for type certification, and approval would allow for commercial BVLOS operations in populated areas.
There now are parallel integration steps for the Kodiak 100 and 900, involving wing and horizontal stabiliser mating; flight controls and rigging; engine and avionics; first flight; interior outfitting, and customer delivery.
The Payload Range Increase Program focused on increasing the payload capacity and range, while retaining the PC-24's aerodynamic characteristics and flight handling, so that meant no major changes to the external shape.
Production methods were designed with the Savannah-based research and development team and include advanced automation, 3D model designs, and robotic and bonding techniques.
