Emerging Technologies

GE Aviation says it will use a modified Saab 340B regional airliner as a flying testbed for hybrid electric propulsion technology to be evaluated as part of NASA’s Electric Powertrain Flight Demonstration (EPFD) program.

NASA has awarded contracts to GE Aviation and MagniX for the Electric Powertrain Flight Demonstration (EPFD) program, which aims to mature megawatt-class electrified aircraft propulsion (EAP) technologies for regional and single-aisle transport aircraft from 2035 onwards.

Rolls-Royce plans to break the world electric aircraft speed record with its Spirit of Innovation electric aircraft by year-end.

Stealth aircraft have struggled to meet cost and schedule targets, but Northrop Grumman shows how B-21 can break the cycle.

This webinar took place on September 30, 2021. The U.S. Air Force revolutionized air warfare with its use of the General Atomics Aeronautical Systems

Emerging from stealth mode, U.S. startup Lyten is promoting potential aviation applications for its high energy-density lithium-sulfur battery technology for electric vehicles.

The airline has signed an MOU with New Zealand’s Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment for the sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) initiative.

The airline wants to have a zero-emissions replacement option for its Q300s and is studying the potential of hydrogen power with Airbus.

U.S. Air Force leaders signal new interest in F-35 reengining, as Pratt & Whitney and GE Aviation start testing adaptive turbofans.

Wing of Tomorrow; carbon-neutral fuel; autonomous ag tie-up; Kama’s unmanned Kargo; and doors for the Heart.

Backed by China’s electric carmaker XPeng, HT Aero has unveiled details of its X2 autonomous two-seat electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing vehicle.

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Singapore’s UAS teaming test; Boeing to make Loyal Wingman down under; U.S. titanium imports down; and Raytheon expands AESA radar sales.

One year after unveiling the concept, Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury characterizes a hydrogen-powered aircraft as challenging but doable.

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China canceled a Fractional Orbital Bombardment System in 1973, but Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall warns the concept may be revived.

Experienced Pentagon veteran calls for return to a more conventional approach to innovation after era of open-ended demonstrations.

ATR senior executives are looking at Universal Hydrogen’s plans for a modular liquid hydrogen storage and logistics system and appear to be ready to cooperate, providing the capsule’s safety features are deemed solid.

Airbus has been gathering positive signs that its 2035 ambition for a hydrogen-fueled commercial aircraft is realistic.

Embraer’s E175 has become the darling of U.S. regional carriers, but changes to scope clauses and new turboprops could change that.

The EBS system uses a 100-kW electric motor connected to the main gearbox which could provide up to 30 sec. of additional power in the event of an engine failure, allowing the pilot to make a safe auto-rotation landing.

Under the name Volocopter (Chengdu) Technology, the new venture aims to offer UAM solutions to China.

The startup has decided it wants to start flying people as soon as possible and so will certify the autonomous single-seat Heaviside H2 now in flight testing as its entry into the market.

Reaching a target of 10% SAF use by 2030 will require the scaling up of production to at least 9.5 billion gal./year from the less than 10 million gal. produced in 2020.

As Airbus is exploring several technologies to drastically cut and eventually annihilate an aircraft’s CO2 emissions, its design engineers are considering micro-hybridization as a starting point in electrification.