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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Further involvement in RWUAS will see Yeovil expand and become the UK's hub for uncrewed military VTOL aircraft, Leonardo hopes. This latest contract will see 100 staff employed on the Proteus prototype.
Ampaire conducted the first Eco Caravan hybrid powertrain ground runs in April, with plans to fly the aircraft in the second half of the year. The target for STC approval is 2024.
Eleven contenders had until June 30 to complete Phase 1 of the AFWERX High Speed Vertical Takeoff and Landing Challenge. Horizon, for one, hopes to continue testing and designing a full-scale aircraft.
The electromechanical actuators for Vertical’s VX4 electric aircraft will provide tilt and pitch control for the four forward propellers, and aerodynamic control surface actuation on the wing and V-tail.
The airframe has been re-engineered to reduce drag, with such changes as replacing the external pilot entry step with a foldable ladder, and adding flaptrack covers on the wing and wheel fairings to the landing gear.
With the first units landing in 2023, Dronamics and Quickstep's long-term plan targets the ramp-up of production of hundreds of Black Swan cargo drones annually in the next four years.
The company will pursue new use cases for Boom's Overture to support government and military operations that require rapid response, including reconnaissance, command and control, and mobility and logistics.
Engineers at BAE Systems in the north of England are leading the design, test, evaluation and build, bringing together digital engineering technologies such as synthetic modelling and model-based systems engineering.
