Aerospace

NEXA forecasts UAM; JAXA’s silent supersonics plan; Europe’s box-wing airliner; Japanese eVTOL flies; XTI advances TriFan; AI-enabled autopilot

Alice design decisions are explained as electric motor makers race for a place on launch product.

When Chris Hill walked out of SpaceX in late May, he knew life was about to change dramatically—and so was what he had known as a “day at the office.”

UK startup Oxis Energy is gearing up for commercial production of high-energy-density batteries, with aviation as a target market.

Management made several strategic mistakes that could have been avoided had they been more lucid about their market and the industry dynamics.

French inventor flies self-developed Flyboard Air vertical-takeoff-and-landing system across the channel.

Bye and Oxis team on batteries; Wright tests hybrid propulsion; TsAGI’s next-gen regional; DLR’s cargo autogyro; AFRL flies autonomy; DARPA backs flow control.

Uber remains the driving force behind urban air mobility, focusing its efforts on removing barrier as momentum continues to build.

A multinational European industry and academic team is in the final preparations for test runs of the first fully superconducting motor prototype.

Leveraging Europe’s long-running Lapcat program, Stratofly is taking sustainable hypersonic commercial transport research to the next level.

XTI picks Catalyst; Continental joins VerdeGo; Vision-assisted autoland; Archinaut makes in space; Sunlight powers LightSail 2

As electric technology advances, carriers partner with industry to explore its viability and likely effects on the airline business.

An industry task force recommends the FAA and Transport Canada expedite drone remote identification requirements.

The pressure is on the low-boom supersonic demonstrator and the stakes are high.

Machine learning that can explain its predictions is a key to enabling use of artificial intelligence in safety-critical applications.

Airbus UK’s Bird of Prey concept will never fly, but may inspire more unconventional approaches to future aircraft design.

Engineering services company Akka pursues modular aircraft concept as way to develop workforce skills and technology knowhow.

By using end-to-end processes for aerostructures that take advantage of simulation throughout the product lifecycle, manufacturers have found they are able to deliver innovative products on time and with predictable performance. This has enabled them to reduce model preparation time, shorten design-analysis iterations, evaluate tradeoffs across multiple disciplines, streamline development for on-time delivery and improve the quality of designs.

Karem releases Butterfly; Spain joins eVTOL club; Ampaire targets GA; Japan’s Moonbus; Swedish drone deliveries.

UK study and investment spur new interest in Mach 5 flight.

Predictive maintenance helps organizations remain agile by providing the information they need to make fast decisions related to machine performance.

Mitsubishi’s purchase of Bombardier’s regional jet business gives it an existing support network. Superjet experience is a cautionary tale.

UK startup Vertical Aerospace sees Honeywell fly-by-wire as a differentiator in crowded eVTOL market.

High-speed gyrodyne reborn; German hybrid-electric testbed; Rolls fuels hybrid research; VoltAero’s Italian job; electric STOL in a cold climate.

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