On arrival at Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport it passed through a water gate and was officially commissioned into the fleet of CEA. It is expected to be put into commercial use in the spring of 2023.
H3 believes Australia will be the first to use commercial electric-powered drones that use hydrogen instead of batteries, in order to fly for many hours at a time and reach remote locations.
The programme will build on progress already made by BAE Systems, Leonardo UK, MBDA UK, Rolls-Royce and the UK Ministry of Defence as Team Tempest, as well as MHI's proposed future fighter aircraft (F-X).
Symphony will be a conventional medium-bypass turbofan engine, but with a Boom-designed axisymmetric supersonic intake, a variable-geometry low-noise exhaust nozzle, and a passively cooled high-pressure turbine.
Since Embraer announced its Energia concepts last year it has been busy evaluating different architectures and propulsion systems. These efforts have resulted in the updates of its concepts for 19-30 seat designs.
The B-21 is capable of networking across the battlespace to multiple systems, and into all domains. It can quickly evolve through rapid technology upgrades that provide new capabilities to outpace future threats.
The agreement will look for the best pathways to move from current cell chemistries (advanced lithium-ion) to all solid-state designs which could double the energy density of batteries in the 2030 timeframe.
The hybrid-electric aircraft preserves the range/payload capability of the Grand Caravan, and in fact can fly farther than the Grand Caravan with eight passengers. Maximum range is beyond 1,000 miles.
With mode transition successfully demonstrated, the Hermeus team is now racing to manufacture the first Quarterhorse aircraft that will begin flight testing in late 2023.
Deutsche Aircraft took advantage of the Aircraft Supplier Summit in Leipzig to celebrate the appointment of suppliers for galleys, partitions, floor panels and flight test services.
The news is coming thick and fast at Archer, with an agreement to locate its factory in Georgia and to equip its Midnight eVTOL with Garmin's G3000 integrated flight deck.
Sikorsky is partnered with DARPA to develop autonomy technology to improve the flight safety and efficiency of rotary and fixed-wing aircraft. Sikorsky's MATRIX technology forms the core of DARPA's ALIAS project.
Regulators are working on certification processes for solutions involving disruptive hydrogen technologies. Blue Spirit Aero says it will be a catalyst by using 3DEXPERIENCE to demonstrate the feasibility of these solutions.
After 18 months of research and development Rain Industries will set its demonstrator unmanned helicopter firefighting MK2 to work in California next year.
The 19-passenger aircraft should cover 150km at a cruising speed of 135 knots, take off in a wave height of 1.2m, with landing stall speed less than 50 knots. The batteries can be changed or recharged in 45 minutes.
More than 50 per cent of Archer's suppliers for the Midnight eVTOL, based on cost, have been selected. The firm expects to certify the aircraft in 2024 and to produce 250 units in 2025.
Stratolaunch's Roc aircraft took off from Mojave Air and Space Port on October 28 during its first captive carry flight with the Talon-A separation test vehicle, TA-0. This was the eighth flight of the Roc aircraft.
Venus Aerospace is the first company to demonstrate one particular room-temperature storable propellant combination, which it hopes will allow hypersonic flights to go further, faster and more often.
