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Investor Hanwha will also provide electric motors and battery packs for Overair's prototypes, as the two companies expand their R&D co-operation. First flight is planned for the second half of 2023.
Electra is consolidating Airflow's eSTOL business under the Electra brand. It will integrate Airflow's highly experienced team, backlog of letters of intent and strategic partnerships into its own activities.
The lift and cruise configuration will feature in the final, full scale, design of Prosperity 1 which will be revealed later this year. Commercial flights are planned for 2026.
Within the first three test flights, the VoloConnect team was able to verify a significant portion of the eVTOL's envelope with forward speeds up to 40 mph and 28 mph sideward flight speeds during tests.
The first of three A321XLR flight test aircraft will be handed over to the flight-test team in the near future. In parallel, ground based testing campaigns are in full swing at various Airbus sites.
Phoenix 2 has now achieved this milestone across the entire main wing while, most importantly, remaining stable and behaving as predicted by Lilium's proprietary Flight Dynamics Model.
Aircraft maker Daher is setting up three new innovation centres, called Techcenters, that cover each of its core businesses: aircraft manufacturing, aerospace equipment and logistics.
The operator can select whether to take-off and land the Orbiter 4 using a traditional launcher and parachute, with endurance of 24 hours, or use the VTOL kit for accurate take-off and landing with reduced endurance.
A new production hall in Biarritz in southwestern France is dedicated to the aircraft’s all-composite wing, and the first wing is in final assembly and will be placed in a static test rig this summer.
The Liberty Lifter will operate in turbulent seas by creating high-lift abilities at low speeds to reduce wave impact load during takeoff/landing, and innovative design solutions to absorb wave forces.
Northrop Grumman is paving the way for the B-21 rollout later this year and first flight in 2023. The first loads calibration test has been undertaken, proving the efficacy of the company's digital design capabilities.
These are engineering inventions for the core technology around the Lilium Jet, spanning several domains: Structures and interior, avionics and custom electric, and more than 70% related to energy and propulsion.
Exosonic has shown its ability to translate Air Force requirements into design at the subsystem level, applying engineering analysis to military transport concepts as well as smaller scale, supersonic, UAV concepts.
The Enstrom Helicopter Corporation joins the Surack Enterprises portfolio of aviation businesses including charter operator Sweet Helicopters, the official helicopter service provider of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Elixir Aircraft continues to evolve, after obtaining EASA CS-23 certification, opening two new production sites in La Rochelle and delivering its first aircraft, whilst still continuing to develop new products.
Boeing will maintain a significant presence at its Chicago location and surrounding region, but has signalled a new emphasis on operations in Virginia. A new research centre will focus on digital innovation.
The lightweight brushless motors that will be integrated into CityAirbus NextGen incorporate the latest generation of MAGicALL's magnetics and power electronics technology.
The A60 will be an ultralight (in the 600 kg class), side-by-side seater with retractable landing gear that can be flown with an open canopy and/or a closed one, with its first flight planned for spring 2023.
The Sonaca 200 New Generation is fully equipped for night VFR flight. Based on the analog version, it features the Garmin Gi 275 flight instrument and uses the classic T-shaped instrument layout.
Building of the first Natilus aircraft will take place at Brown Field, with additional wind tunnel testing in early May. There is a 2,000 square-foot hangar for prototype final assembly.
