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X-59 Quesst Advances Towards First Flight
Work on NASA's project with Lockheed Martin on the X-59 Quesst is continuing apace. Recently NASA 'celebrated' the anniversary of the 50 year ban on supersonic travel over land. The X59 Quesst program is all about gathering the required data and information from future test flights that may one day aid in the development of the technology to allow supersonic flight over land once again but without the negative effects. NASA took the time to update on the supersonic project...
Citation CJ4 Model Surpasses 400 Units
The Citation CJ4 is the largest of the small-cabin Citation Jet family of jets and since its introduction to service in 2010 has amassed 400 units delivered to customers around the world. The announcement was recently made that the 400th unit was a CJ4 Gen 2 model -the most current of this model- and was delivered to Koch Holdings of Easton, Pennsylvania. The single-pilot certified CJ4 Gen2 combines superior speed, range and operating economics compared to larger aircraft, making it the ideal platform for owner operators or corporate missions...
Smart Link Plus Filters Down To Majority of Bombardier Models
Most Bombardier Challenger and Global models will now benefit from the Bombardier Smart Link Plus aircraft health monitoring system after it was approved by three regulatory/safety bodies. Transport Canada, EASA, and the FAA have all given the affirmative nod for the system to be installed on the following Bombardier aircraft. Challenger 300/350/3500s, Challenger 605/650s, and Global Express/XRS/5000/6000s to install Smart Link Plus...
Platoon Aviation Accepts Latest Aircraft
Pilatus has been quietly keeping up with their delivery schedule for their customer base. One of those customers that decided to use the Super Versatile Jet PC-24 was Platoon Aviation. They just received their 6th aircraft of the type which was announced at the recently concluded AERO Friedrichshafen. At the same AERO Friedrichshafen event Ignaz Gretener, VP General Aviation at Pilatus, was looking forward to expanding the business relationship further in the near future: "With its Europe-wide charter operation, Platoon offers a service which only the PC-24 can provide to perfection...
First Time For Gulfstream G500 At AERO Friedrichshafen
It was the first time that Gulfstream had the G500 at an airshow in Germany and this time it was displayed at the premiere German air show called AERO Friedrichshafen. Despite coming into service in 2018, it was the first time that the aircraft had been to this particular show. The G500 boasts all the normal amenities that high-end Gulfstream aircraft afford its passengers as well as pilots...
JetForums - Flying Into The Future
Many years ago we had a sub-forum on YachtForums for owners of private jets. As it grew in popularity, we launched a standalone website... JetForums. In recent years we've watched jet aviation undergo a revolution that is reshaping private air transportation and we've documented this daily. We're literally watching the future unfold with a slew of super-sonic jets, electric airplanes, eVTOLs and Ducted Fans. If you have an interest in jet aviation, come join us for some headset-free, oxygen deprived squawk.....
Aero Friedrichshafen Debut For Daher TBM 960
The Daher TBM 960 - Daher Socata's current flagship model has delivered 60 or more examples but it's the first time patrons and customers will get to see the aircraft on display in Europe. Daher's latest example will be on show at the Aero Friedrichshafen in Germany. The example they have on display is painted in the airframers new Sirocco paint scheme as depicted below...
PA-46-based Pipers Can Fly on SAF
Piper is proud to announce that Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) is now available to be utilized on all PA-46 based Piper aircraft. That includes the M600/SLS, M500, and Meridian. SAF is not only FAA approved via SAIB NE-11-56R4, but is available for use in every country that turbine M-Class aircraft operate...
New G400 Experience Tour Launched By Gulfstream
Gulfstream is giving customer the chance to see the G400 cabin mockup first hand to experience the aircraft well before hand. The Gulfstream G400 was announced back in October 2021 to coincide with the NBAA show at the time. Now Gulfstream is affording customers across the United States to envelope themselves in what will be more like the finished cabin of this new model...
Xwing Commences FAA Certification For Autonomous Operations
Xwing's 'Superpilot' autonomous flight control system has formerly commenced Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certification. The system is installed and intended for the Cessna 208B Grand Caravan and because of this as it is an existing platform they are able to apply for certification as a standard-category airplane. This helps make the process a bit easier rather than having to operated under a special-category. Initially the idea is for autonomous cargo delivery but eventually there will be a conversion towards pilotless passenger flights on this platform...
Regent Unveils Full-scale Mockup Of Viceroy Electric Sea Glider
In a world where electrification of aircraft is becoming more common it isn't just merely eVTOLs that are getting the all-electric designator. More proposals and active testing designs are surfacing for commuter style and even regional aircraft that are all-electric or that combines hydrogen with electric. Here is another name to add to the list, Regent Craft. They are endeavouring to bring an electric sea glider to market by 2025...
Maeve Aerospace Maeve 01 To Fly By 2030s
Another electric airliner has surfaced and this time it is from a Dutch start-up called Maeve Aerospace. The regional airliner itself is called the Maeve 01 and will start-off carrying 44 passengers on journeys approximately 250 nautical miles by 2029...
Brazilian Certification For Garmin Autoland On Cirrus SF-50
A few years after operations commenced with the Garmin Autoland technology following FAA certification in 2020 and EASA certification in 2021, the safety system has now been given the nod by the Brazilian authorities (ANAC) for operations of the SF-50 Vision Jet with the Safe Return Autoland system by Garmin...
Cavorite X5 Wind-Tunnel Testing A Success
Horizon Aircraft have anno0unced that wind-tunnel testing on a 50% scale prototype of their Cavorite X5 eVTOL has been a success. The important tests took place at the world class ACE Climatic Wind-Tunnel facility. Brandon Robinson, CEO of Horizon Aircraft commented: "Aircraft performance exceeded our expectation. We explored forward speeds of up to almost 100 km/h, measuring aerodynamic forces, control authority, and mechanical system function with the wings open at varying fan speeds. We were particularly happy with pitch and roll stability and control throughout the entire transition envelope, as well as the embedded fan performance...
Stratolaunch Latest Flight; A Step Closer To Hypersonic Drop Tests
Last year JF alerted you to what was happening with the Stratolaunch system which involves the world's largest aircraft (by wingspan) called Stratolaunch ROC and its hypersonic test vehicle Talon-A. At the time, the team mounted Talon-A to the specially designed center-line mount but didn't actually drop-test the aircraft from the mount because they needed to understand the aerodynamics of the craft while attached to the Stratolaunch ROC carrying aircraft...
Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection Initiated By Virgin Orbit
As a continuation of the news JF published last month regarding the evolving situation around Virgin Orbit, this article serves as a follow-up. You may revert to the previous article here... https://www.jetforums.net/threads/news-virgin-orbit-halts-operations.4583/ . Since then, the company has filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection. This all stems from that failed launch attempt that happened at the start of 2023. Nine small satellites were lost when the rocket failed to deploy them in orbit...
Little Rock Dassault Facility Using Continuous SAF For Customer-Bound Aircraft
For the environmentally conscious, Dassault's recent announcement at the end of March regarding its Little Rock Arkansas location will be pleasing. Dassault announced that it is providing Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) for all Falcon customer acceptance and departure flights from the facility. Dassault has now accepted continuous supply of SAF at its completions location in Little Rock...
BAE To Provide Batteries For HS-30
Heart Aerospace is back in the news with an announcement that they are collaborating with BAE Systems for the development of their batteries for the HS-30 hybrid-electric aircraft. As a hybrid-electric aircraft batteries are an essential part of the make-up of the aircraft...
Piper M600/SLS Gets More High Tech From This Spring
From this Spring, the Piper M600/SLS is going to be more high-tech than before thanks to some additions the company is making available to owners of this model. Owners of the newest M600/SLS can look forward to some upgrades to existing G3000 software, first previewed to Piper customers at NBAA-BACE 2022 in Orlando, FL. The updated software includes enhancements to the synthetic vision system, onboard weather radar, navigation, flight planning, checklists, weight and balance calculation capabilities, and stabilized approach monitoring...
Daher To Add EcoPulse Variant To Model LineUp
While Daher Socata has been quietly working on their EcoPulse technology demonstrator to see the feasibility of utilizing hybrid-electric application in future aircraft, there is a definite shift towards adding it as a fifth model to the lineup. Currently Daher builds 4 models, two from their TBM line and two from the Kodiak line. Kodiak 100 Series III and the recently introduced Kodiak 900 as well as the TBM 910 and latest TBM 960...
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