Aerospace Emerging Technologies

Apr 08, 2022
MTU preparing to begin testing elements of a 600-kW hydrogen-electric powertrain scheduled for flight testing in 2026.
Apr 08, 2022
Revisions planned every two years for Boeing-designed loyal wingman.
Apr 08, 2022
As Paris looks to showcase urban air taxis during the 2024 Olympics, eVTOL pioneer Volocopter is first to conduct noise tests.
Apr 08, 2022
NASA requests funds to accelerate Sustainable Flight Demonstrator program to fly ultraefficient X-plane.
Apr 07, 2022
ARSA says the aviation industry must embrace sensible regulatory interpretation to ensure the success of futuristic flight technologies.
Aug 25, 2021
Costain will assess the conditions required for storing hydrogen and the impact of its use on aircraft turnaround times at airports.
Aug 23, 2021
German OEM Deutsche Aircraft has partnered with AERO-Bildung to begin training technicians for maintenance of its upcoming D328eco aircraft.
Aug 19, 2021
A new process for producing jet fuel from ethanol with less energy and smaller facilities creates the potential for a distributed processing system located close to biomass sources, according to its developers.
Aug 19, 2021
New Zealand regional airline Sounds Air has confirmed its launch orders with Swedish startup Heart Aerospace for an initial three ES-19 electric 19-passenger aircraft.
Aug 19, 2021
The U.S. startup’s Electric EEL completed several flights on a representative regional airline route from Kirkwall Airport on the island of Orkney to Wick John O’Groats Airport some 40 mi. away on the Scottish mainland.
Aug 19, 2021
Lee Noble, director of NASA Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate’s Integrated Aviation Systems Program, recently updated the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics on the Electrified Powertrain Flight Demonstration effort.
Aug 17, 2021
A Norwegian startup has unveiled plans to develop a nine-passenger electric seaplane and provide a regional aviation service connecting towns along the coast and in the fjords with flights over water.
Aug 17, 2021
Behind the $600 million in letters of interest signed by electric-aircraft startup Airflow is a shift in its strategy for market entry away from a focus on express logistics toward replacing fleets of older aircraft now used for regional passenger and cargo flights.