Every Bulletin story and press release covering Airframer, newest first.
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Mike Rivenbark is going to use his Air Tractor 502XP to spray crop protection products on farm fields of blueberries, corn, beans and vegetables. His aircraft is the 4,000th to roll off the Air Tractor lines.
The latest test has demonstrated the ability to launch a small, unmanned aircraft system from the internal weapons bay of the XQ-58A Valkyrie. The aircraft also flew higher and faster than before.
The latest Kodiak has multiple enhancements, including improved flight safety, greater cabin comfort, augmented operational capabilities from both unimproved strips and on water with floats.
The New Zealand government and Wisk have been undertaking detailed planning of a highly structured and integrated program, with implementation of the trial expected to start in the second half of 2021.
Aura Aero plans to use its historic Dayde-Jeumont type hangar to assemble up to 30 small aircraft in 2022 and 50 in 2023. An electric 19-seater is planned to make its first flight in 2024.
The Il-103 project is intended to be just the first example of the export of Russian aircraft-building technologies to a European country, allowing aircraft to enter new markets with improved models.
Insitu has completed the first liquid hydrogen fill test for its Liquid Hydrogen Flight Tank for the ScanEagle3 UAV. Fuel cell-powered platforms could have greater endurance, more power and lower noise footprints.
The design is made of one solid-moulded piece of fuselage that is reckoned to be many times stronger than existing aircraft. The fuel is not stored in the wings but in self sealing bladders on top of the fuselage.
The V-BAT is designed to make transportation and rapid tactical deployment easier for both defence and commercial application, assembled by two personnel in less than 30 minutes.
Serial number 01’s next flight will combine test activities with a hop to Istres, near Marseilles, where the Dassault flight test centre is located and the bulk of the testing program will take place.
