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Overair's engineers have emerged from the shadows and laid out plans for an innovative eVTOL aircraft, named Butterfly in recognition of its two sets of wings. Its relatively slow props should produce little noise.
Agricultural spray drone-maker Pyka has spent over four years working on a larger aircraft for cargo and passenger missions. Now it has appointed former Ford man Dan Grossman to preside over its development.
This project uses an electric powertrain system from WEG and a set of batteries funded by EDP, integrated into an EMB-203 Ipanema - which previously made its mark by flying while powered by ethanol.
HAL is building on its role as a major manufacturing partner in the Dornier 228 program by developing its own locally-produced variant - the Hindustan-228. Ground testing began on a day of celebration for the country.
Bell has made progress on the Invictus fuselage, main rotor blades, gearbox assembly, cases and other components. A design-as-built methodology digitally connects the entire program throughout its lifecycle.
Electra plans to flight test a full-scale hybrid eSTOL tech demonstrator, which will be used to provide data and operational experience to support and reduce risks in certification, next year. Randy Griffith will steer the way.
The Alice will feature AeroVue Touch as a primary flight display and multifunction display, with Honeywell's SmartView Synthetic Vision System, moving map, charts, traffic and weather, and a vertical situation display.
The modern G500 TXi flight display will be tailored for the eFlyer 2 to display its electric propulsion information, while also adding synthetic vision, terrain and traffic alerting, geo-referenced charts, and more.
Tempest will pioneer cutting-edge technologies, including those assisted by AI, machine learning and autonomous systems to meet the challenges of future conflicts, and be operational in the mid-2030s.
High-speed VTOL aircraft could offer enhanced runway independence, aircraft survivability, mission flexibility and enhanced performance over legacy platforms. Bell is already bringing designs to the party.
Current computational methods can predict some limited blown lift flow fields in three dimensions, but NASA's involvement will enable the fast, trusted, low-order methods needed to rapidly evaluate design choices.
The UH-1Y shares 85 percent commonality of parts with the AH-1Z. The commonality between the aircraft enabled critical component supply chains to remain active during AH-1Z production for the USMC.
The aircraft's Safe Return emergency autoland system has received type certificate approval from EASA. Safe Return Emergency Autoland allows passengers to autonomously land with the touch of a button.
The upgraded Ka-226T helicopter will be optimised for high altitude operations, with flight tests starting in the autumn. It will have a new airframe design with significantly improved aerodynamics.
The G550 entered service in 2003 as the launch platform for the Gulfstream PlaneView flight deck. It also broke new ground when it was certified with Enhanced Vision System as a standard feature.
