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Horizon Aircraft Reveals Cavorite X5 Demonstrator
A new Hybrid eVTOL test article has been seen in the open garnering some publicity. It is a test prototype from Horizon Aircraft and involves an aircraft incorporating 16 ducted fans! 12 of those fans are in the forward swept main wing while the other 4 are in the backward swept forward wings/canards. Rounding out the design there is a pusher-prop between the V-tail. In-house the vehicle is known as the Cavorite X5...
What's Next After Bankruptcy Of Aerion?
Remember when supersonic contender Aerion was working to resurreect supersonic flight in business aviation? When Aerion suddenly folded and went out of business back in mid 2021 it became one less entity to potentially bring a new supersonic vehicle to market. What happens to Aerion's equipment and facilities they used to propel their ambitions? The last Aerion article JF wrote concerned the liquidation of Aerion by year end, which was the end of 2021. Some partners that were working with Aerion would have been possibly owed monies...
Bombardier Challenger 3500 Coming To Market This Quarter
The updated Challenger 350 -now called the Challenger 3500 to better match the fleet numerology - will enter service this quarter according to Bombardier CEO Eric Martel. The announcement was made when the CEO gave the second-quarter results for the year. While on the subject of Q2 performance results, the Canadian airframer delivered 55 units through the first half of the year. The airframer is predicting to deliver in the region of 120 units by the end of 2022...but this guidance is cautiously optimistic...
XTI Significantly Pushes Back TriFan 600 Service Entry
The TriFan 600 service entry will be compromised as it is not expected to enter service in the previously announced timeframe. In fact it has slipped a couple of years and is not anticipated to delivery until 2027 or so. With the view that the aircraft could be an alternative to helicopters and some executive jets, the XTI TriFan 600 holds a potential advantage...
Archer Collabs With Honeywell As Flight Testing Advances
More news has emerged concerning Archer Maker eVTOL Having completed its first hover flight back in December of 2021, the testing has moved on. Currently the aircraft testing is very slowly but assuredly opening up the flight envelope for tests. The company has now successfully flown Maker at increasing speeds of up to 15 knots, in various directions and attitudes...
Cirrus Invests In Expanding Paint-Finishing Facility
Airframers are busy bolstering their facilities to ensure they continue to have the competitive edge. Recently we alerted you to the opening of a brand new paint facility that Swiss aircraft manufacturer Pilatus inaugurated. Now Cirrus Aircraft just opened an extension to their paint facility. The extension encompasses 16,000 sq ft and makes the entire paint facility 86,000 sq ft at present...
Kodiak 900 Unveiled By Daher
Daher has taken the veil off a new and larger Kodiak aircraft in the form of the Kodiak 900. The aircraft which is a near 4-foot stretch of the popular Kodiak 100 only received FAA certification last week. "Today’s official unveiling of the Kodiak 900 underscores parent company Daher’s firm commitment to the constant improvement of its aircraft product line," said Daher CEO Didier Kayat...
Embraer Executive Second Quarter Performance
Embraer released figures on their performance for the second quarter of this year as well as the overall picture for the year so far. For the year the airframaer delivered 29 business jets. The second quarter yielded 21 deliveries which demonstrates an uptick in deliveries for the company since the start of the year...
Ascendance Flight Technologies Hybrid-Electric VTOL
Another company that is in the Urban Mobility sector developing a VTOL (Vertical Takeoff and Landing) craft is Ascendance Flight Technologies with their Hybrid-electric VTOL. The Atea is the name of the VTOL and it is a hybrid system not being fully-electric. There has been some interest in the aircraft since Ascendance Flight Technologies opened the order book for the Atea VTOL...
BOOM Makes Changes To Overture Design; Partners With Safran
Some news has emerged regarding BOOM Supersonic's Overture aircraft. Firstly, they announced a new partnership with Safran for the Safran landing systems. The first system to be co-developed between Safran and Boom will be the Overture landing systems. Technical teams at Safran Landing Systems and Boom will focus on incorporating the latest technology to improve aircraft safety, optimize weight, and reduce aircraft noise...
Textron Aviation Unveils Citation Longitude MPA
The Citation Longitude is a business jet that will ferry its occupants in luxurious comfort but Textron Aviation wants to allow this aircraft to have even more capability beyond a business/leisure asset. The company is presenting the Citation Longitude as a Maritime Patrol Aircraft. Governments and Defense Sectors will be particularly interested in the aircraft with its 8 hour maximum loiter time and 3,500 nautical mile maximum range...
Wisk Building Its First Four-Passenger Design eVTOL
Wisk has been busy testing its Wisk Cora 2-passenger version of the eVTOL but they have the first full-scale 4-passenger eVTOL vehicle in build at the moment which is the version that is expected to hit the market. This all-electric aircraft will be able to 'wisk' its passengers on journeys up to 60 miles...
New Pilatus Paint Facility Opens In Colorado
Swiss business aircraft manufacturer Pilatus is investing heavily in the United States with the recent inauguration of its state-of-the-art paint facility in Broomfield, Colorado. The 28,445-sq-ft facility features three separate booths to prep and paint PC-24s and PC-12 NGXs from base to finish. Pilatus is keeping pace with the rising demand for their aircraft especially in the North American market. "Efficiency, innovation, and environmental impact were the guiding principles during the design phase," said Thomas Bosshard, the president and CEO of Pilatus U.S. subsidiary Pilatus Business Aircraft...
Farnborough Air Show Nests Gulfstream G800 International Debut
The relatively new Gulfstream G800 has already started testing as we informed you in an article on June 28th. https://www.jetforums.net/threads/news-gulfstreams-g800-commences-test-program.4292/#post-27428 . Now the aircraft has made its first international stop which is the Farnborough Airshow that opened its doors today. Of course the aircraft arrived a few days ago to prepare for the show. The aircraft left from Savannah, Georgia to its Customer Support facility at Farnborough...
Bristow Further Expands eVTOL Ambitions With Lilium
Helicopter operator Bristow has signaled its plans to dive much further into the Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) market. This emerging sector is shaping-up to be a lucrative and also integral part of how we fly in the future particularly in urban areas. Bristow has already made commitments/orders to a few eVTOL manufactures including Vertical Aerospace, Eve, and Overair. They have now made an order with Lilium for the Lilium jet. Yesterday the company announced a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) agreement that would cover options for 50 seven-seat Lilium jets...
USAF Testing LIFT's Hexa eVTOL
There is another sub-category with eVTOLs and these are ultralight more personal craft. You might have seen the Jetson One in previous articles but another prototype is currently being tested and interestingly being tested by the United States Air Force (USAF). It is called the LIFT Hexa eVTOL and it a single-person craft powered by 18 motors and props...
New Composite Winglet For Citation Latitude
The Citation Latitude could be in line for a new winglet upgrade if company Winglet Tech gets their way. The company already is making winglets for the Citation Sovereign and they want to expand this offering to the Latitude...
AIR ONE eVTOL Takes Off On Test Flights
AIR has announced that its eVTOL vehicle called the AIR ONE has taken off on its first test. If you have been following the multitude of eVTOL news pieces we have been formulating in recent years then you arefamiliar with the hover test which is integral to understanding the craft's dynamics. Hover tests validate that the craft can hover and be stable during hover as well as garner data on energy consumption -very important for an all-electric craft-. AIR ONE is a full-scale prototype and is being tested in Israel...
Butterfly eVTOL Development Moves Ahead With Toray/Overair Partnership
There is a company currently working on development of an eVTOL called the Butterfly. Overair is actively developing the prototype and they have recently been in the news thanks to a partnership forged between themselves and Toray -a prepreg specialist-. For the purpose of the development of the Butterfly, Toray is working with Overair using the Toray T1100/3960 prepreg system, a material that is formulated for high-performance aerospace applications where the optimal ratio of strength to modulus properties is critical...
Airbus Corporate Jets Delivers ACJ319neo To New Customer
Airbus Corporate Jets (ACJ) is pleased to announce that it has completed and delivered an ACJ 319neo aircraft to an undisclosed customer in Western Europe. Although the aircraft is for an owner it will be available for charter and will be managed through Jet Aviation. Below is a photo believed to be the delivered aircraft shown by Airbus Corporate Jets. 9H-NTA is believed to be the registration...
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