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2022
27 January

ReleaseVoltAero selects Electric Power Systems' EPiC energy storage system for the prototype Cassio 330 hybrid-electric aircraft

27 January

ReleaseLilium arrives at ATLAS Flight Test Centre in Spain

26 January The C295 has successfully completed its first flight.

Multiple technologies take to the air aboard Airbus's FTB2

FTB2's advantages also extend into the manufacturing process, from the use of Scalmalloy and additive manufacturing, to a new assembly method for the aero structures of the wing.

26 January Wisk’s 6th generation eVTOL aircraft will represent a first-ever candidate for the certification of an autonomous, all-electric, passenger-carrying aircraft in the U.S.

Boeing provides more backing for Wisk's eVTOL ambitions

New investment will further advance the development of Wisk's sixth generation eVTOL aircraft, a first-ever candidate for certification of an autonomous, all-electric, passenger-carrying aircraft in the U.S.

26 January

ReleaseEmbraer successfully completes reintegration of its commercial aviation business

26 January

ReleaseElroy Air unveils its Chaparral, a first-of-its-kind, autonomous, hybrid-electric VTOL cargo aircraft

26 January The Pipistrel SW 121A Explorer.

Pipistrel adds Explorer to trainer model range

This trainer has an autopilot, dual touch-screen glass cockpit, dual COM, ADS-B In & Out, haptic stall-warning, full-airframe ballistic parachute rescue system, type-certified hydraulic constant-speed propeller and airbrakes.

25 January

ReleaseParallel Flight Technologies opens round of equity crowdfunding on Start Engine

25 January

ReleaseStratolaunch announces research contract with U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory

25 January

ReleaseHypersonix and Kratos sign agreement to develop and fly DART AE hypersonic drone

24 January

ReleaseBye Aerospace eFlyer 800 program advances

24 January

ReleaseFlying car certified to fly

23 January

ReleaseThe MC-21-300 aircraft will be tested in Yakutia in conditions of low negative outdoor temperatures

21 January

ReleaseAirbus delivers the last ever Dauphin to Spanish Customs

21 January

ReleaseZuri presents a new generation of its hybrid VTOL aircraft

20 January

ReleaseOverair Inc. commences propulsion testing for Butterfly eVTOL vehicle

20 January

ReleaseE20 aircraft 50% scale-down verification aircraft successfully made its maiden flight

19 January

ReleaseBidding process for the sale of Piaggio Aerospace formally reopens

19 January

ReleaseRadian Aerospace emerges from stealth, announces seed funding led by Fine Structure Ventures

19 January The Seaglider is planned to enter commercial service by 2025.

Regent appoints builder for seaglider demonstrator

Leveraging existing dock infrastructure, Regent's commercial seaglider will float, foil, and fly. Not strictly speaking an aircraft, it will be regulated and certified by maritime authorities.

19 January

ReleaseEnstrom Helicopter filing bankruptcy

19 January Zeva’s Zero, a zero-emissions electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft has flown untethered in its first series of taxiing tests.

Superman-like eVTOL completes first flight

The uncrewed Zeva demonstration aircraft completed four flights, totalling more than four minutes of controlled hovering, simulated taxiing manoeuvres at slow speeds, and limited vertical climb manoeuvres.

18 January

ReleaseDEFIANT executes FLRAA mission profile with unsurpassed speed, manoeuvrability and agility in high-speed, low-level operations and confined area landings

18 January

ReleaseAutoflight starts in Europe: airtaxi 'Prosperity 1' targets certification by 2025

18 January

ReleaseLockheed Martin Ventures leads Series A funding round for Electra.aero

17 January

ReleaseJetson ONE Swedish EVTOL company seek investment with 3000 purchase requests in two months

16 January

ReleaseStratolaunch Roc carrier aircraft completes third flight test

13 January The US Air Force and Boom have teamed up on R&D to accelerate Overture supersonic capabilities.

US Air Force provides funding for Boom's Overture

STRATFI funding will accelerate design and development initiatives on Overture, including wind tunnel testing and propulsion system definition. The award follows an SBIR Phase 2 contract awarded in September 2020.

13 January The modernised strategic missile carrier Tu-160M retains its appearance but uses digital technologies.

First modernised Tu-160M makes maiden flight

More than 40 per cent of the shop equipment was updated and modernised at the Kazan Aviation Plant, and a significant part of the team underwent additional training, to enable Tu-160 production to resume.

11 January

ReleaseCirrus Aircraft reveals the 2022 G6 SR Series

6 January The team celebrates after the MC-21-300 aircraft makes its first flight with a wing made of Russian-made polymer composite materials.

MC-21-300 flies with Russian composite wing

Certification of the MC-21-300 aircraft is nearing completion, and it is planned to start delivering it to customers in 2022. The MS-21-310 aircraft with the new Russian PD-14 engine is undergoing flight tests.

6 January

ReleaseIndigenous IJT completes six turn spin

6 January

ReleaseJoby increases flight test capacity in support of FAA certification goal

6 January NASA’s X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology aircraft (QueSST) is pictured here at Lockheed Martin Skunk Works in California, wrapped up in preparation for its move to Texas.

Quiet supersonic demonstrator starts ground testing in Texas

While in Texas, ground testing of the X-59 will ensure the aircraft can withstand the loads and stresses that typically occur during flight. The team will also calibrate and test the fuel systems.

5 January

ReleaseBlainjett discovers a novel lift-rotor configuration while designing propulsion for a hoverbike

5 January

ReleaseThird sample of AG600 rolled-out

3 January

ReleaseSonex employee buys business; Sonex LLC looks forward to bright future with diversified offerings, new products and a new advisory board

3 January

ReleaseQatar's NH90 helicopter programme marks major milestone with first delivery

2021
29 December

ReleaseMACA deploys racecar technology in creation of hybrid carcopter S Eleven flying vehicle

23 December

ReleaseAG60 awarded CAAC production certificate

22 December The Mi-171A3 helicopter successfully completed a test hover flight lasting 15 minutes.

Offshore variant Mi-171A3 makes maiden flight

The Mi-171A3 was fully designed digitally, with various parts of the fuselage manufactured at the Kazan Helicopter Plant, the Far Eastern enterprise AAK "Progress" and at the Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant.

22 December Eve's eVTOL could be developed for the defence and security market.

Embraer brings BAE Systems onboard to consider military Eve

Engineers from BAE Systems' Air sector in Lancashire, UK, will work together with the Embraer Defense & Security team based Sao Jose dos Campos, in Brazil to explore the potential for a defence variant.

22 December

ReleaseDoosan Mobility Innovation partners with CubePilot

22 December Australia’s first MQ-4C Triton fuselage is lowered onto the unique one-piece wing.

Australia's first MQ-4C Triton gains wings

The Triton should be flying in Australian skies in 2024. This capability will extend the country's ability to see and understand its maritime approaches to the north and also as far south as Antarctica.

22 December The ES-19 sub-scale model successfully completed a test flight of four and a half minutes.

Sub-scale Heart ES-19 proves stable in flight

This sub-scale demonstrator was supported by the Swedish Innovation Agency Vinnova, as a part of the research project "Elise - Electric Aviation in Sweden". The full-scale aircraft should fly in 2024.

21 December

ReleaseThe MC-21-300 aircraft performed twelve flights with service passengers on board

21 December

ReleaseEve, an Embraer company, to list on NYSE through business combination with Zanite Acquisition Corp.

20 December

ReleaseCity Airbus demonstrates ambition to power the Urban Air Mobility market

20 December

ReleaseU.S. Navy, Boeing complete first carrier tests for MQ-25

20 December

ReleaseGulfstream G700 caps successful and sustainable year in flight test