Aerospace Emerging Technologies
Oct 01, 2021
Rolls-Royce plans to break the world electric aircraft speed record with its Spirit of Innovation electric aircraft by year-end.
Sep 30, 2021
Stealth aircraft have struggled to meet cost and schedule targets, but Northrop Grumman shows how B-21 can break the cycle.
Sep 28, 2021
The airline wants to have a zero-emissions replacement option for its Q300s and is studying the potential of hydrogen power with Airbus.
Sep 28, 2021
U.S. Air Force leaders signal new interest in F-35 reengining, as Pratt & Whitney and GE Aviation start testing adaptive turbofans.
Sep 27, 2021
Wing of Tomorrow; carbon-neutral fuel; autonomous ag tie-up; Kama’s unmanned Kargo; and doors for the Heart.
Oct 13, 2020
Development of compact, efficient rotary internal-combustion engines able to run on jet fuel has been boosted by U.S. Army contracts to advance the technology for unmanned-aircraft propulsion and rotorcraft auxiliary-power applications.
Oct 13, 2020
With the second largest helicopter fleet in the world, Canada has launched a program to develop the technologies, supply chain and regulations for advanced air mobility, including urban and regional cargo and passenger transportation.
Oct 12, 2020
Prismatic’s PHASA-35 high-altitude pseudo-satellite has been fitted with a sensor payload and been taken through simulated cold soak testing to prepare it for stratospheric flight.
Oct 12, 2020
The startup describes the flight from Camarillo to Hayward in California as “the longest flight to date for any commercially relevant aircraft employing electric propulsion.”
Oct 08, 2020
HAPSMobile has announced the first stratospheric flight of its AeroVironment-developed Sunglider high-altitude pseudo-satellite, the fifth test flight of the solar-powered long-endurance unmanned aircraft.
Oct 05, 2020
Projects to demonstrate the viability of electric propulsion have gathered momentum over the last several months.
Sep 25, 2020
Green aviation start-up ZeroAvia has completed the first flight of its hydrogen fuel cell-powered Piper M350 test aircraft.
Sep 25, 2020
Swedish startup Heart Aerospace has unveiled the electric propulsion system for its planned 19-seat regional airliner, the ES-19.