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AIR ONE Prototype Unveiled
AIR has flooded the media with renderings of their proposed personal eVTOL AIR ONE but we did not see a tangible aircraft until now. The company recently unveiled a full-scale prototype of the AIR ONE which is a personal sized eVTOL designed to be able to be stored in a house garage or driveway thanks to its collapsible wings. The aircraft once available to consumers is expected to fly up to 110 miles and at 155 mph on a single charge. The eVTOL will be capable from taking off from any flat surface...
First U.S PPL Made On An All-Electric Aircraft
The first person to earn their Private Pilot License in U.S Aviation on an all-electric aircraft has been accomplished. Shane Fisher is the name of the student pilot who flew his check ride in a Pipistrel Velis Electro. The flight took place on March 6 at Right Rudder Aviaton’s flight school at Florida’s Inverness Airport (KINF)...
ZeroAvia Accelerates Its U.S Hydrogen-Electric Testing
ZeroAvia is moving full steam ahead with its testing of hydrogen-electric technologies on 19-seat Dornier DO-228 platforms. The first one has started testing and the company recently received a second DO-228 for the test program. To be clear, this testing is on the United States chapter of ZeroAvia. This company has already been working on hydrogen-electric technology in the UK with the HyFlyer II program. The ZA600 engines with the current timeline are expected to receive FAA certification in 2024...
Up To 125 BETA ALIA-250 eVTOLs Ordered
BETA Technologies is one of those eVTOL companies that have been quietly working on their offering while making some noise. A large order was placed for their eVTOL thrusting them back into the news spotlight again. A company called LCI is acquiring 50 of the BETA ALIA-250 eVTOL electric aircraft with the view to order up to 125 in total. The 250 in the model name is significant as it reflects the range the aircraft is touted to have, 250 miles. It will be able to carry up to 5 persons and the pilot as well as 1,400 lbs of useful load...
Gulfstream G700 EIS Facing Potential Delay
The much anticipated next Gulfstream, flagship G700 could be delayed in terms of entering service. Nothing official has been announced by Gulfstream themselves...yet but it appears the G700 might be a victim of higher safety scrutiny by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) that now is happening thanks to what happened with the Boeing MAX program. The FAA came under heavy scrutiny and held its fair share of lashes for not doing their full share of due diligence with Boeing plane certification (specifically with the MAX program in the wake of the deadly MAX crashes)...
Safran; Diamond Collaborate On eDA40
Training schools in the future could have their hands on an all-electric version of the DA40 aircraft from Diamond Aircraft in the form of the eDA40. If this happens it would be as a result of a collaboration that Diamond Aircraft and Safran are currently establishing. "We still have to do a lot of evaluation and development," Diamond CEO Frank Zhang said yesterday at the Aero Friedrichshafen show in Germany...
X-57 'Maxwell' Moves To Next Stage Of Development
NASA is involved in all kinds of aeronautical projects that aren't strictly space driven. NASA is working on speed and defeating the sonic boom phenomena with the X-59 QueSST project with Lockheed Martin and they are also working on the X-57 'Maxwell' Project. So what is the Maxwell Project? This project is more about having a platform to examine cleaner and more energy-efficient aircraft...
VoltAero To Start Cassio 300 Assembly Before Year End
VoltAero is a company that is set to make hybrid-electric aircraft in three versions. The Cassio base aircraft will eventually be available in three versions, the first being the Cassio 330. The Cassio 330, once certified, will come as a 4/5 seat aircraft with a 330 kw electric-hybrid power module -hence the model name-. Other models in the pipeline will include the Cassio 480 which will have 6 seats powered by a 480 kw power module and lastly the 10/12-seat Cassio 600 which as you guessed ill have a 600 kw power module. For now though the emphasis is on fielding the Cassio 330 model...
Urban-Air Port Opens First Hub For eVTOL/Flying Taxis
The world of eVTOLs/Air Taxi's etc cannot thrive if the ground supporting infrastructure is not in place. Despite the fast introduction, R&D, Certification testing that is being done on these types of craft around the world, if they make it to service and there is no proper ground-based infrastructure in place to support them it will stifle the growth of the industry. Urban-Air Port has opened a hub for flying taxis/eVTOLs and autonomous delivery drones in Coventry, UK. Actual eVTOLs are expected to utilize this facility from 2025 but the first cargo drone flight was penned for yesterday, 25th of April...
Ground Tests Finished For NASA X-59 QueSST
A few days ago NASA announced that the X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology (QueSST) has now returned to Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works factory in Palmdale, California. It will now move on to the next phase of assembly and final integration. The experimental craft was in Fort Worth, Texas conducting intensive ground testing. The X-59 is experimental and being used as a Low Boom Flight Demonstration aircraft to help shape and finesse forthcoming regulations around future supersonic flight over land...
Jetson One Personal eVTOL To Be Unveiled By Prince Albert II of Monaco
We have been seeing videos of the Jetson One single seat personal eVTOL online but the official unveiling for this craft has yet to be made. The official unveiling is going to happen very soon and it will happen in Monaco when the company attends the Top Marques. This unveiling will be done by Prince Albert II of Monaco which will represent the first time that the Jetson One will be revealed publicly. Additionally Jetson Aerospace will be attending the Grimaldi Forum in Monte Carlo, and VivaTech in Paris...
Stratolaunch ROC Testing To Return Aloft
Stratolaunch's ROC is being readied to take to the skies once again. The Stratolaunch ROC is the largest aircraft in the world (by wingspan) and is used to carry testbed payloads. So far the massive aircraft has been out in the open conducting lowspeed taxi tests at the Mojave Air and Space Port (KMHV) this week. Coming up very soon will be the craft's fifth flight test. That will be testing out a new center-mounted pylon from which a hypersonic vehicle will be attached. For the test flight though they will be looking at how the new pylon affects the flight of the Stratolaunch ROC...
Pipistrel Acquired By Textron Aviation
Recently JF alerted you to the fact that Textron Aviation was looking to jump into the electric/hybrid-electric sector and they were utilizing the avenue of looking to acquire Pipistrel. The parent company of brands like Cessna and Beechcraft have now successfully completed the acquisition of Pipistrel. As a Textron company, Pipistrel will have access to greater resources, technical and regulatory expertise and a global aircraft sales and support network, enabling it to accelerate its development and certification of electric and hybrid electric aircraft...
H2FLY; HY4 Hydrogen-Hybrid Aircraft Sets Record
Something has been buzzing in the new hydrogen aviation sector recently. H2FLY is a company working on a hydrogen-based aircraft and it recently set what appears to be a record for flying a hydrogen-based aircraft. To be specific the aircraft is hydrogen-electric and is called the HY4. It recently flew just above the 7,000 foot altitude mark being flown by an actual pilot. The demonstrator aircraft is likely the first hydrogen-electric based plane to fly above 7,000 with a pilot flying it...
75 Unit Eviation Alice LOI Signed By Cape Air
The electric evolution is continuing on with significant interest and the latest intent for an order has come for Eviation for their 'Alice', all-electric commuter type aircraft and the LOI (Letter of Intent) has come from Commuter airline Cape Air. The LOI is for 75 Alice aircraft. Cape Air wants to take the airline into a true sustainable direction and this is why they are looking at adding the electric aircraft to their fleet. "Truly sustainable aviation not only reduces the impact of air travel on the environment but also makes business sense," said Jessica Pruss, Vice President of Sales at Eviation...
Record Year In 2021 For Pilatus
As 2022 rolls on Pilatus has released their performance for the previous year. 2021 has been a difficult year for many airframers yet it has been good to others. The pandemic induced supply chain issues and constant lockdowns resulting in start-stop work regimes have affected timelines and on-time deliveries. Pilatus though reports they had a good 2021. Despite the difficult circumstances, a new production record of 152 aircraft deliveries was set...
Delay Hits Lilium Jet eVTOL
The Lilium Jet which is an eVTOL currently being developed by Lilium has now seen its certification timeline pushed back into 2025. Originally scheduled to be certified in 2023 with commercial service starting in 2024 it has now seen the timeline slip by 12 or more months months taking it into 2025. The company blames some of the delay on supply-chain issues...
Current Progress On Piaggio Aerospace Sale
It is widely known that Piaggio Aerospace is in the process of trying to find an appropriate buyer for the airframer. Ever since the company went bankrupt in 2019 there has been a drive to find a new owner for the company and its current operations are under the watchful eye of an Extraordinary Commissioner -Vincenzo Nicastro-. The latest news is that the sale of the Piaggio Aerospace company has moved on to the due-diligence stage. Before a number of potential buyers were attracted but none really fit-the-bill to take on the purchase...
Specific FAA Certification Plan Submitted By Joby Aviation
Much of the talk we hear relating to eVTOLs center around outlandish design proposals, mockups and limited testing of an early prototype. There aren't many eVTOL companies that actually have been fully testing multiple flight-test vehicles as well as engaged in a certification campaign. Besides that, a number of other facets also have to fall in place such as eVTOL-related infrastructure -landing and takeoff areas, vertiports, charging facilities, regulatory issues and operational parameters still have to be adequately developed...
Pre-Orders Swell For The VX4 eVTOL
Aircraft lessor Avalon has now fully exceeded its pre-order commitments which stand at over 500 presently for the Vertical Aerospace VX4 eVTOL. Alot of these orders have come from airlines that are looking to diversify their offerings to its passengers. JAL, AirAsia and Brazil’s largest airline Gol are among some of the airlines that placed large orders for the eVTOL...
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