AAM_Tech_Developments

By Graham Warwick
Quiet electric propulsion startup Whisper Aero has received Series A funding that will allow launch production of its electric ducted fan.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
ZeroAvia plans to enter the market in 2025 with the 600-kW ZA600 fuel-cell powertrain retrofit for 9-19-seat regional aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Cranfield Aerospace Solutions has selected Evolito to supply electric motors and inverters for its Project Fresson hydrogen-electric aircraft demonstrator.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
New Zealand startup Kea Aerospace has begun flight testing the country’s first solar-powered stratospheric uncrewed aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
U.S. startup Merlin is to demo its automated flight control system in a Cessna Caravan flying cargo routes in Alaska under a $1 million contract from the FAA.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Norwich, England-based Equipmake has its origins in Formula 1 motor racing.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick, Garrett Reim
Hydrogen-electric propulsion developer ZeroAvia has provided details of its launch platform and product road map for the first time.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Thierry Dubois
Universal Hydrogen is making progress in the development of its hydrogen conversion kit for the ATR 72-600 regional turboprop.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Startups such as ZeroAvia and Universal Hydrogen are adapting and advancing fuel cell technology for aviation propulsion.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
The HY4 is planned to begin flight tests using liquid hydrogen and fuel cells in June.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
The tests in the ACE Climatic Wind Tunnel at Ontario Tech University focused on the transition between vertical and horizontal flight.
Commercial Space

By Guy Norris
Airship developer Flying Whales has selected Honeywell's 1-megawatt power system for its LCA60T large-capacity hybrid-electric cargo airship.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jens Flottau
A German-funded project plans to fly an aerospace-grade hydrogen electric propulsion system by 2026.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
A prototype of the basketball-sized XTS-210 engine is planned for delivery to the U.S. Army in 2024.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
The prototype was assembled at the Jinshan uncrewed aircraft test site on the outskirts of Shanghai.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Hydrogen-electric propulsion developer ZeroAvia has partnered with three entities to develop commercial routes using its zero-emission fuel-cell powertrains.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
UK startup Vertical Aerospace has received design organization approval from the the country’s Civil Aviation Authority.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
U.S. gyroplane developer Skyworks Aeronautics plans to move testing and certification to the UK.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Liliium is encouraged by the results of independent tests of the silicon-anode lithium-ion cells that will be used in its seven-seat Lilium Jet.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Aura Aero is a French AAM) startup with ambitions of building a family of electric regional aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Zipline has unveiled its second autonomous logistics system, this one designed for home delivery.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Thierry Dubois
EASA is trying a new way to ensure the certification process is compatible with a sensible time-to-market for future aircraft using breakthrough technologies.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Joe Anselmo, Graham Warwick, Thierry Dubois
The complex path to hydrogen propulsion, and why air travel will get more expensive.
Check 6

By Graham Warwick
The energy density achieved is up to twice that provided by commercially available graphite-anode lithium-ion batteries.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Garrett Reim
Lockheed Martin Ventures has invested in electric seaglider startup Regent to speed up the development of a military variant of the company’s aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion