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Transcend Air Signs With GE Aviation Engines For Vy400
Transcend Air Corporation has signed an agreement with GE Aviation for engines to power the Vy400 High Speed Vertical Take Off Landing (HSVTOL) aircraft they have in development. Under the agreement GE Aviation is to develop and certify a custom variant of GE’s class-leading CT7-8 turboshaft helicopter engine. The aircraft is being designed to transport passengers on mid-town trip-distances. The Vy400 can carry a pilot and four or five passengers (depending on the weight) and their baggage (up to 50lbs a piece)...
Hermeus 'Quarterhorse' To Fly In 2022
The Hermeus 'Quarterhorse' is the small hypersonic vehicle will prove validation of the turbine-based combined cycle (TBBC) engine that is based on the General Electric J85. Hermeus received a huge boost when it received a large contract from the U.S Air Force (USAF) for initial development of a hypersonic aircraft for U.S Presidential travel. Since then the USAF has granted 60 million dollars in follow-up funds in this current partnership...
Eviation Electric Planes Ordered By DHL Express
Logistics and freight company DHL Express has made an order for all-electric aircraft. Eviation Alice all-electrical aircraft has caught the eye of DHL Express and they have made an order for twelve (12) of the type and they naturally will be for the company's freight operations. They actually expect to start taking deliveries from 2024...
Electra Aero Signs Contract With NASA On eSTOL Aircraft
Electra Aero has received a significant boost to the development of their eSTOL aircraft. eSTOL means electric ultra-Short TakeOff and Landing. The boost has come from the National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA) which aims to mature aerodynamic "blown lift" technologies for electric ultra-short takeoff and landing (eSTOL) aircraft allowing it to come to market faster...
Blackhawk 30th STC completed; King Air 300 XP67A Engine+ Upgrade
JetForums in the past have alerted you to the work that Blackhawk Aerospace was doing in relation to upgrading the King Air 300 series. https://www.jetforums.net/threads/n...upgrade-kit-certified-by-faa.3536/#post-23666 We have a bit of an update on that with the news that Black Hawk has now successfully certified that engine upgrade for this model. This now makes it also their 30th successful STC overall. At the ongoing EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin you can see the upgraded aircraft. The show runs until the 1st of August...
Volocopter Flown By Pilot At EAA AirVenture
Recently JetForums wrote an article about the Joby eVTOL flying over 150 miles which was a first for any eVTOL. However, that aircraft was flown remotely and not by a pilot. Volocopter however, has flown the Volocopter 2X at the ongoing EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin with a pilot, marking the first time that an eVTOL has been flown by a pilot at a public event in the United States...
Stratos 716X Debuts At EAA AirVenture 2021
The public debut of the Stratos 716X (experimental) is ongoing at this year's EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin at the Wittman Regional Airport. The Stratos company is pegging this aircraft to be a 1,500 nautical mile jet with a ceiling of 41,000 ft. As it is experimental they are using a well-overhauled 3,600-hour TBO Pratt & Whitney Canada PWC JT15D5 turbofan. The name of the model suggests the major tennent of the aircraft 7 refers to the Mach 0.70 cruising speed, the 1 is the single engine and the 6 is the capacity of the cabin...
150 mile Test Flight For Joby eVTOL aircraft
Most of the 'news' concerning the eVTOL space is about new concepts, actual ground testing, hovering in place or limited flying around a small closed course. The Joby eVTOL has broken this theme and created some sort of a record in the current electrified vertical take off and landing air taxi space. This is perhaps the first time that an eVTOL has flown more than 150 miles and the folks over at Joby made it happen. This is narrowing the reality of actually having eVTOLs zipping around urban spaces in the very near future...
Piper First To Certify Garmin's GWX 8000 Weather Radar
Piper Aircraft has created a first for itself. The airframer has received certification of the new Garmin GWX 8000 weather radar in all M-Class aircraft models. Piper Aircraft is now the first general aviation airframer to certify the all-digital radar in a turbo prop or piston product. "We are excited to lead the general aviation industry with the certification of the GWX 8000 StormOptix weather radar in our M-Class product line", said Piper President and CEO, John Calcagno...
Piaggio Narrows To Single Bidder; Final Negotiations Ongoing
There may be light at the end of the tunnel for Piaggio Aerospace. The process for establishing a buyer for the company appears to be coming to an end with the lineup of bidders to take over the company reduced to just one entity. The negotiations are also said to be in the final stages with Piaggio hoping to wrap up the sale within a month. The single unnamed bidder at this stage has been a part of at least nineteen other entities vying to take over Piaggio Aero Industries and Piaggio Aviation, the two companies operating under the Piaggio Aerospace brand...
King Air 260 Customers To Enjoy New Interior Options
Come early 2022, Beechcraft King Air 260 customers will be able to enjoy new interior options being offered for the new upgraded model. As standard the interior palette will be based on Alpaca, Buttercream, New Pewter, and Latte. There will also be a premium interior to choose called Lava Saddle. "The Beechcraft King Air is an iconic aircraft, and we place a great emphasis on continually improving these products," said Christi Tannahill, senior vice president, Customer Experience...
Dassault Falcon Deliveries Slide; Orders Jump In First Half
Dassault Falcon has been in a slump when it pertains to deliveries this year so far. Between January and June they managed to only ship six business jets. For the same period in 2020, the company delivered 16 jets to customers. While this performance for the year so far may seem alarming, the order intake has been much better. 25 new aircraft were booked during the first half of 2021 worth an estimated 1.66 billion dollars (1.413 billion Euros). For the same period last year, the order in take was only worth 787 million dollars (669 million Euros)...
Diamond DA50 RG Makes Debut At EAA AirVenture
The Diamond DA50 RG is a special aircraft from Diamond Aircraft. How many aircraft in its class do you know has the capability to retract its landing gear like much larger aircraft? Yes, this is what the 'RG' in the model name means, Retractable Gear...
Textron Aviation Moves Denali Model Under Beechcraft Brand
The new single engine turboprop that Textron Aviation is currently developing, called the Denali will no longer be known as the Cessna Denali. Textron Aviation has moved the aircraft to its Beechcraft brand where it will sit alongside the King Air models. From now on the in-development aircraft is known as the Beechcraft Denali...
Gulfstream Marks 500 Large Cabin Connectivity Installations
Over 500 Inmarsat Jet ConneX in-flight connectivity solutions have been made to Gulfstream large cabin jets Gulfstream noted. The robust Wi-Fi solution is available on new aircraft and can be retrofitted on qualifying existing aircraft. "Gulfstream owners expect a seamless transition from life on the ground to life on their aircraft, making connectivity essential," said Mark Burns, president, Gulfstream. "This milestone illustrates our commitment to performance with high-speed connectivity and increased productivity, allowing our aircraft to truly be offices in the skies...
G2+ Vision Jet Unveiled By Cirrus Aircraft
The G2+ is now the latest iteration of the Vision Jet by Cirrus Aircraft. It encompasses all the latest enhancements and developments Cirrus Aircraft have added to its arsenal of passenger and pilot oriented features. "The G2+ Vision Jet is the next step in continuing to transform personal aviation," said Zean Nielsen, CEO at Cirrus Aircraft. "The enhancements to both the take-off performance capabilities in hot and high conditions and the InFlight WiFi connected passenger experience ensure that the Vision Jet continues to exceed the evolving needs of our owners, both present and future...
Surf Air Mobility Orders 150 Caravan EXs; Convert To Hybrid-Electric
A rather large order has come in to Textron Aviation for up to 150 Cessna Grand Caravan EX single engine turboprop aircraft. The order is really broken down into 100 firm orders and options for 50 more if exercised. The order is from Surf Air Mobility and the company plans to take these stock aircraft and convert them to hybrid-electric. Yes this will involve removing the factory installed Pratt and Whitney PT6 with hybrid-electric systems from around 2024...
Rheinland Air Service Orders Five eFlyer 800 All-Electric Aircraft
Bye Aerospace announced that they have received an order as well as the required deposit from Rheinland Air Service (RAS) for at least five (5) eFlyer 800 aircraft. What is interesting is that into the future RAS will be MRO support to eFlyer800 aircraft in Central Europe. They will also become a reseller of eFlyer800 aircraft in Germany, Austria and Switzerland for Bye Aerospace...
First HondaJet ELITE S Delivered
The first HondaJet ELITE S has been delivered to an undisclosed customer. Back in May, the Honda Aircraft Company announced the HondaJet ELITE S, the upgraded Hondajet in its third iteration since originally being launched. The registration is N712LV on the new plane and it features an ice blue and white paint livery...
EASA Certifies Cessna Citation Longitude
The Cessna Citation Longitude has been certified by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) which naturally now allows the Textron branded company to make deliveries into Europe. The Longitude is Cessna's largest Citation model executive jet in production. It would have been superseded in the future by the Citation Hemisphere but that program got cancelled during its development...
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