Aerospace Aircraft & Propulsion
Sep 21, 2021
FAA’s Center for Emerging Concepts and Innovation addresses novel technologies in eVTOL, safety enhancements, electric propulsion, advanced flight controls and flight deck displays as well as advanced automation.
Sep 21, 2021
With the regional aircraft market split between Embraer and ATR, U.S. airlines will have to buy in for Embraer to break into turboprops.
Sep 20, 2021
Electric Accel takes off; Moog flies SureFly; Tulips cleans airports; Terrafugia launches UAV; and Hamburg’s drone sandbox.
Sep 16, 2021
The 50-seat regional jet was a game changer in the early part of the current century. But the good times couldn’t last for small RJs.
Sep 16, 2021
Missile tests on the Korean Peninsula; MQ-25’s third customer; Vertex’s Raytheon training pickup; and Capella provides a SAR sampler.
Jul 30, 2021
There is skepticism in the aerospace supply chain about Airbus’ plans to massively expand single-aisle production over the coming years.
Jul 29, 2021
The aircraft is to enter service in 2025, though no launch order has been signed to date.
Jul 28, 2021
Editor's Note: Due to flight demonstration noise in the background, we suggest turning on closed captioning for this video. Volocopter CEO Florian…
Jul 28, 2021
Customcells will industrialize battery cells for mass production, a key step in Lilium’s plans to scale-up production capacity ahead of the aircraft’s planned commercial launch in 2024.
Jul 28, 2021
In a key step towards development of the planned follow-on seven-seater air taxi, Samad Aerospace has completed hover tests of its half-scale e-Starling all-electric prototype aircraft.
Jul 27, 2021
Spain has independently developed and installed a new operating software load for its F/A-18 Hornet, bolstering the aircraft’s capabilities at a time when other nations are replacing their legacy Hornet fleets.
Jul 27, 2021
The California-based electric air taxi developer has marked a key flight test milestone by flying a full-size S4 prototype to its design range of more than 150 mi. on a single charge.
Jul 27, 2021
Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) projects ranging from the capture of atmospheric carbon dioxide to processing of sewage have been shortlisted for funding under a UK government contest designed to promote alternative fuel production technologies at commercial scale.