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VX4 eVTOL Makes Landmark First Crewed Test Flight
The past weekend saw Vertical Aerospace have their full-scale and piloted Vertical VX4 eVTOL take off for the first time. This also made Vertical Aerospace the first British-based company to conduct flight test on a new design in 20 years. Vertical Aerospace engineers and flight technicians monitored as Chief Test Pilot, Justin Paines, took to the controls for the aircraft’s maiden take-off...
Kittyhawk Announces Plan To Wind Down Business
In the supersonic race, the inordinate amount of money needed to see these programs through to market readiness has caused the demise of contenders. In the eVTOL race, while not as much money may be involved for some companies, the competition and and developmental costs will weed-out a few contenders. News is that Kittyhawk is planning to close down their eVTOL endeavours...
Citation CJ3 Crashes; All 10 Escape
On September 20th, a 2009 Cessna Citation CJ3 caught fire after a gear-related incident upon landing at the Tri-Cities Airport in Pasco, Washington. It is not clear if the gear collapsed on landing or did not deploy for landing. The aircraft was carrying 10 individuals. Textron Aviation suggests that the CJ3 can carry 9 persons in belted positions. That is, two cockpit seats, 6 main cabin seats and a belted lavatory seat if needed. The aircraft involved in the incident was carrying 10 persons and actually landing to pick up another person when the incident occurred...
Aerwins Xturismo Hybrid Flying 'Bike'
With eVTOLs taking centerstage in the news other spin-offs from this burgeoning industry is also emerging. At the recently held Detroit Auto Show, there was a working prototype of a 'flying bike' manufactured by a Japanese start-up called Aerwins Technologies. Xturismo is the name of the flying bike, which is essentially an eVTOL without the cabin. The craft made its debut in the United States at the show. While it can be compared to an eVTOL, in its operation it isn't but rather closer to hybrid. The propellers in the hoverbike are powered by an internal combustion engine aided by a battery...
New Innovation Center For Cirrus Aircraft
Cirrus Aircraft today unveiled the design for its new 189,000 sq ft Design Innovation Center which will occupy the space at the Northwest Airlines Corp. facility, more recently occupied by AAR Corp., located at the Duluth International Airport (KDLH) in Minnesota. Since 2020 the building had been without any tenant and Cirrus Aircraft has grand plans for the building which they will start renovations on immediately. The Duluth Innovation Center will feature amenities and flexible workspaces that enhance the working environment as people return to the office...
Heart Aerospace ES-30 Grabs Attention Of Air Canada
Heart Aerospace has received a large order from Canadian flag-carrier Air Canada for its ES-30 Electric Hybrid aircraft. The aircraft is in development and won't make it to market until 2028 or so. Air Canada has signed for 30 of these aircraft and also a stake in the company worth 5 million dollars. Saab is also a new shareholder in the Swedish company...
Jetson Aerospace Receives Fresh Investment
Jetson Aerospace, the maker of the in-development Jetson ONE shared some information a few days ago to update the public on its current endeavours. The company now has an R&D and limited production facility in Arezzo, Tuscany. The airport will also be home to a client experience center and pilot school. They will welcome guests with an assigned chassis number to test-fly the Jetson ONE in April 2023...
Eviation Inks New Deal With GlobalX
The Eviation ALICE all-electric aircraft that is currently in development has received another boost and added to the order tally. Miami-based charter company GlobalX has placed an order for 50 units of the Eviation ALICE. The companies announced the agreement today and GlobalX can expect to start taking deliveries from 2027...
PW812GA Engines Approved By Transport Canada
The Pratt & Whitney Canada PW812GA (PW800 series) engine that has been in development to power the recently announced Gulfstream G400 has been given the affirmative nod by Transport Canada. With that approval in hand, the first flight for the G400 can now commence early 2023. "We worked closely with Transport Canada to create an efficient and thorough certification process that successfully led us to this point," said P&WC president Maria Della Posta. "When it enters into service, the G400 will be the third Gulfstream model to rely on our PW800 engine family...
eVTOL Battery Tech; Finding The Right Energy Density
eVTOL companies are racing to get to market first with a commercially ready and available passenger-carrying aircraft. Many of them are at different stages in the developmental curve. Some are much closer to FAA and EASA certification. However, there is one facet of the development of eVTOLs that is probably the most important component, battery tech! Specifically Lithium-ion battery tech is a touchy subject for many. It works wonders for current applications in everyday small items and even in electric cars...
SF50 Vision Jet Crashes Near Orlando
A Cirrus SF50 Vision Jet crashed (via its CAPS Parachute) near Orlando a few days ago on Friday, Sept 9th in the afternoon . The aircraft went down in a heavily wooded and marshy area. The jet was found in an area of marsh with approximately 2-feet deep water...
BOOM Supersonic Looses Rolls Royce As Partner
Stunning news breaking, UK propulsion powerhouse Rolls Royce has pulled-out of its collaboration with upcoming commercial/business-jet supersonic contender BOOM Supersonic. It was only a few years ago that the two entities decided to get into business together. Rolls Royce suggested that they have kept their end of the initial contract by providing BOOM with engineering work studies and resulting data for the Overture project and now this is finished they are not further interested in the project. The Overture project is not a priority for Rolls Royce at this stage and won't continue any further. Here is what Rolls Royce said specifically...
United, Eve Deepen eVTOL Relationship
Yesterday, Eve Air Mobility announced that commercial airline United Airlines has made a 15 million dollar investment in the company as well as a conditional purchase of as many as 400 Eve eVTOLs. 200 4-seat aircraft up front with deliveries starting in 2026. 200 options for the same urban electric aircraft are also included. United has been pushing its interest in eVTOL tech recently. Last month, United gave a $10 million deposit to a California-based eVTOL company for 100 aircraft. It is not by accident, more by design. United was the first major U.S...
Revised Interior Flies On Second Production G700
The Gulfstream G700 Certification Program is coming towards an end and the American airframer has flown a second production G700 with a finished interior. The airframer announced yesterday that the second G700 test aircraft will ensure the maturity, durability and comfort of more cabin elements that were introduced with the aircraft’s launch in 2019, including the all-new ultrahigh-definition dynamic circadian lighting system, an optional feature capable of replicating sunlight. The Gulfstream-designed system mixes warm white, cool white and amber LED lights and spans from 0.01 brightness to 100%, allowing it to simulate sunrise to sunset...
Lithium-ion Thermal Runaway Incident At Beta Technologies
One of the issues with Lithium-Ion is the possibility of Thermal Runaway. This is exactly the same issue that happened at Beta Technologies facility in near Burlington, Vermont recently. A Lithium-ion battery pack stored in a shipping container caught fire at the site on August 26th. The fire was extinguished fairly quickly but it would not be the first time that Beta Technologies has gone through this kind of incident. In 2019, a similar incident involving lithium-ion battery packs in a container happened...
VRCO XP4 eVTOL Sign MoU
VRCO has signed an MoU with Spanish company CITD to be their sole design and engineering partner for the development of the XP4 passenger eVTOL and the XPC cargo variant. CITD is expected to carry out manufacturing support, flight testing and regional representation for e-VTOL training...
YachtForums: We Know Big Boats!
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Piaggio Announces More Orders As Company Sale Moves Closer To Reality
Following the Farnborough Air Show Piaggio made an announcement that it had secured a contract to provide Oyonnair -A French operator- with a new P.180 Avanti EVO. If all goes according to plan the company may well look to order more of the type. "We are very excited to announce the purchase of a new Avanti Evo, the perfect fit aircraft for medevac operations," said Daniel Vovk, Chief Executive Officer of Oyonnair. "The Avanti Evo is fast, versatile and an efficiency champion, thanks to the lowest fuel consumption in its category and the option of flying SAF, thus reducing carbon emissions...
Archer Enroute To Accelerate eVTOL Certification
Archer Aviation has made a big move which in theory should speed-up the remainder of the journey to certification for the Archer eVTOL. Archer Aviation has announced the appointment of Dr. Michael Romanowski as Head of Government Relations. He is a key individual given his previous work experience...
Bombardier EcoJet Project
In the last few years, Canadian airframer Bombardier has deleted all of the other cross-platform endeavors it used to be involved in namely, commercial aviation & rail/transport to solely focus on business aviation. Since doing this, they even discontinued the Learjet program leaving just the Global and Challenger models of their executive jet lineup in production but we have not seen anything majorly new from Bombardier in terms of the future. Sure they have refreshed both the Global line with the Global 7500 -updating the Global 5000 and 6000 to the 5500 and 6500 respectively- as well as the Challenger 350 to the Challenger 3500...
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