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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.
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.
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.
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.
A first phase in the establishment of Heart's Northern Runway is scheduled to be finalised by mid-2024, with test flights scheduled to start in 2026. Heart Aerospace expects to deliver its first ES-30 aircraft in 2028.
SNC already supports Bell with additional mission systems expertise for the development of the Bell 360 Invictus for the U.S. Army's Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) competition.
Investment in a 189,000 square foot facility will bring together Cirrus's engineering, flight test, experimental, advanced design and development, and other key product development areas.
Dronamics says that a new agreement ensures the production of its cargo drones to support the demand for the commercial routes to be launched in Europe in 2023.
Natural lighting, ionised air and low sound levels in the cabin are key selling points for Gulfstream's latest flagship, so a second outfitted test aircraft will be valuable in proving its worth.
Testing of the hybrid-electric system took place at Electra's propulsion development facility in Switzerland. The system uses high-power battery packs and a turbogenerator to power eight electric motors and propellers.
In order to provide the 4 MW of electrical power required for operations, the airship will incorporate a total of four 1 MW turbogenerators in the nacelles located in the side fins of the aircraft.
The company is only accepting 36 pre-order reservations in the first year of production following product launch in Q4 2024, scaling slowly in order to ensure the highest level of quality and safety possible.
The companies have agreed a design and engineering program for VRCO's XP4 Electric Air Vehicle and XPC Cargo variant, which will also include the deployment of training hardware and an e-VTOL curriculum.
The Velo3D printers, both of which will be calibrated for Inconel 718, will be used to build parts for Hermeus' Chimera engine and Quarterhorse aircraft.
Natilus' futuristic cargo transporters will be powered by proven engines from Pratt & Whitney, following the selection of the PT6A-67D for the task. Production of a prototype is under way.
Ryse director Erik Stephansen was thrilled at how he could literally hover, take his hands off the controls and find that 'the Recon sat there stable and safe'.
With the expansion of Joby's contract, the US Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps have all now identified eVTOL aircraft as a critical area of interest.
The announcement of a new Wisk hub follows its recent expansion into Australia. It has headquarters and facilities around the San Francisco Bay Area, in Atlanta (Georgia), New Zealand and Australia.
The certification of the new D328eco landing gear, retrofittable to the whole current in-service fleet of D328 turboprops and jets underpins Deutsche Aircraft's ongoing effort to support the global fleet.
In the first phase of its commercial use, V.MO is likely to be pitched as a premium product for high-net worth tech savvy Chinese customers, for example for VIP air shuttle services.
The hangar has high-voltage equipment and lithium batteries and is designed to undergo testing with high safety precautions. All tests needed before CityAirbus NextGen's maiden flight can be carried out there.
Doroni's mission is to democratise flight, potentially making it accessible without the need for a pilot's license and years of flight training. The company says the design is sophisticated in its simplicity.
