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2022
20 July The Supernal cabin concept.

Butterflies and motor cars inspire Hyundai's eVTOL design

Supernal is partnering with Hyundai's automotive designers to develop its eVTOL for manufacturability and wide-spread public acceptance, providing passengers with the security and comfort they find in their own cars.

20 July

ReleaseSupernal and Electric Power Systems partner to advance eVTOL battery capabilities

19 July

ReleaseHyundai Motor Group and Safran signed a Memorandum of Understanding for Advanced Air Mobility development cooperation

19 July

ReleaseRaytheon Technologies selected by the Department of Energy to test hydrogen and ammonia as clean power fuel sources

17 July

ReleaseGKN Aerospace-led Dutch collaboration to deliver €112M R&D programmes for sustainable aviation

4 July

ReleaseQuickstep hypersonic materials partnership

30 June

ReleaseMaiden flight of Elektra Trainer

29 June

ReleaseNASA to Industry: Let's develop flight tech to reduce carbon emissions

27 June

Release£40 million facility at the University of Nottingham to drive a revolution in green electric transport and power conversion of the future

27 June

ReleaseNRC researchers conduct one of the first completely autonomous flights of a helicopter in Canada

6 June

ReleaseInfinity Fuel Cell and Hydrogen, Inc., achieves AS9100 certification

2 June Transition accomplished!

Transition out of hover is a landmark for electric aviation, says Lilium

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.

26 May The Liberty Lifter is to operate at sea for weeks at a time without land-based maintenance activities.

DARPA proposes simple sea-skimming freighter

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.

25 May

ReleasePurdue, Rolls-Royce sign 10-year, $75 million strategic alliance agreement

25 May

ReleaseLilium engages Aernnova to design and build the Lilium Jet's propulsion mounting system

25 May Lilium is aiming to protect its innovations.

Lilium jet maker files raft of patent applications

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.

24 May

ReleaseTeague teams up with NORDAM to create the world's first 'floating bed' in the sky

12 May The Virginia location makes strategic sense for Boeing, given its proximity to customers and stakeholders.

Boeing brings global headquarters to Arlington

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.

11 May

ReleaseWind tunnel testing advances development of Aurora's active flow control X-Plane

10 May

ReleaseJoby confirms revolutionary low noise footprint following NASA testing

5 May

ReleaseVelo3D qualifies copper alloy for use in Sapphire family of printers

5 May

ReleaseInfinity Fuel Cell and Hydrogen, Inc. receives $600k+ add-on contract from NASA Glenn Research Center

4 May EnabEl is building two all-electric aeroplanes and the eKub flights will be followed by testing of a larger two-seat electric Skyranger Nynja aircraft.

Cranfield's eKub flies the flag for electric power

The eKub is a British designed and built all-electric microlight aeroplane and has been developed by a consortium of Cranfield University, TLAC, Flylight Airsports and CDO².

27 April

ReleaseLilium progresses towards EASA Design Organization Approval with successful second audit

15 April

ReleaseAbout Manta Aircraft

13 April

Cranfield sets propulsion institute to work on future systems

The Cranfield Air and Space Propulsion Institute will champion research with close industry, academia and government collaboration. It aims to develop technologies in propulsion and power system applications.

12 April

ReleaseMeans of Compliance proposals submitted for Lilium Jet, in latest milestone on path to type certification

24 March

ReleaseHydrogenOne Capital Growth plc and Safran announce a joint investment in UK passenger flight innovator Cranfield Aerospace

17 March The final FlyZero aircraft concepts have landed together with the technology roadmaps setting out the pathway for the accelerated introduction of hydrogen powered aircraft.

ATI pitches a range of hydrogen-powered FlyZero designs

And then there were three. ATI Aerospace Technology Institute has expanded its FlyZero concept to encompass a range of regional, narrowbody and midsize designs - all to be powered by hydrogen.

10 March

ReleaseAMRC North West keeps UK manufacturing 'ahead of the pack'

2 March

ReleaseAirbus selects Belcan as strategic supplier for engineering services

23 February

ReleaseDeutsche Aircraft collaborates with Factorydesign to design the next-generation sustainable cabin interior with exceptional comfort for their D328eco regional aircraft

15 February

ReleaseInvestors back Aviation H2's hydrogen jet engine plane study

31 January

ReleaseAustralia's first hydrogen-fuelled aviation company has opened to investors

27 January

ReleaseLilium arrives at ATLAS Flight Test Centre in Spain

20 January

ReleaseAFWERX Agility Prime completes first USAF-piloted flight of an eVTOL vehicle

2021
22 December

ReleaseKorean Air to develop broadband stealth UAV technology

11 December

ReleaseTurboprop training aircraft P01- successful first flight

9 December

ReleaseDaher lays the cornerstone for the Shap'In innovation centre that will develop its composite aerostructures of the future

22 November

ReleaseSynergIE project - hybrid-electric propulsion systems enable more climate-friendly air transport

9 November

ReleaseManta Aircraft signs three new partnerships for the development of the high-performance HeV/STOL air vehicle platform 'Ann'

28 October The GKN Aerospace aviation forum focused on a sustainable future of flight, the path to net zero emissions and the workforce of the future.

GKN celebrates technology centre opening

GKN Aerospace's Global Technology Centre will focus on sustainable aviation research and development. At full capacity the collaboration centre will host 300 engineers.

23 September

ReleaseATI's FlyZero project unveils fleet of development scout aircraft

8 September

ReleaseNext gen 3D printed catalysts to propel hypersonic flight

30 August

ReleaseDARPA selects teams to develop active flow control X-plane

12 August The all-electric X-57 has successfully completed high-voltage ground testing.

All-electric Maxwell powers past a testing milestone

One NASA goal is to establish the X-57 as a reference platform for integrated approaches of distributed electric propulsion technologies. Next up, the X-57 will undergo verification and validation testing.

4 August CENTRELINE turbo-electrically driven fuselage wake-filling aircraft.

Consortium proves the concept for fuselage wake-filling propulsion

The positive effect of “wake-filling” on propulsive power has long been known in marine applications. Ship propellers are typically located aft and operated within the boundary layer flow close to the ship’s surface.

27 July

ReleaseAtrenne Computing Solutions joins the Open Group SOSA Consortium

14 July

ReleaseNew facility to make UK a global leader in sustainable digital aviation

3 June

UEC-Klimov kicks off work on hybrid power plant

Unmanned aerial vehicles, regional airliners and light multipurpose helicopters could all be powered by a new hybrid power unit now under development by UEC-Klimov. The company has a target date of 2028.