Alef offers peak at flying car with test flight footage news Yves Le Marquand 21 Feb 25 0 Flying car developer Alef Aeronautics has provided a glimpse of its flying car under development, releasing test flight footage of an ultralight prototype for… Read more
Pipistrel’s CEO on test flying their biggest aircraft yet Deep Dive Yves Le Marquand 19 Feb 25 0 On January 31st, 2025, Pipistrel completed the first hover flight of its hybrid-electric VTOL-capable unmanned aircraft Nuuva V300. The test flight saw the aircraft… Read more
‘US air taxi certification likely pushed to 2027’ news Yves Le Marquand 17 Jan 25 0 The first type certification of an eVTOL aircraft in the US is unlikely to be issued before 2027. That was the takeaway message following… Read more
BETA flies first production CTOL aircraft news Yves Le Marquand 14 Nov 24 0 BETA Technologies has flown an electric aircraft built on its new production line for the first time. The aircraft, an Alia CTOL, was permitted… Read more
Matternet brings drone delivery to Silicon Valley news Yves Le Marquand 3 Oct 24 0 Residents of Silicon Valley can now take delivery of items such as groceries via drone as part of a programme launched by Matternet. The drone… Read more
Moya Aero publishes footage of first subscale transition flight news Yves Le Marquand 6 Sep 24 0 Brazilian startup Moya Aero has released footage of the first ever transition flight with its sub-scale tiltbody uncrewed eVTOL aircraft prototype. The flight, using… Read more
Joby completes hydrogen-electric test flight news Yves Le Marquand 12 Jul 24 0 With water as the only by-product, Joby has flown its hydrogen-electric demonstrator 523 miles. The landmark test flight, which Joby believes to be the… Read more
Archer’s Midnight flies first uncrewed transition flight news Yves Le Marquand 12 Jun 24 0 Archer has published visuals of the first full transition flight of its Midnight aircraft which took place on June 8th at its test facilities… Read more
BETA flies piloted transition test in VTOL prototype news Yves Le Marquand 23 Apr 24 0 BETA Technologies has successfully a flown piloted transition test in the VTOL version of its Alia aircraft. The tests were completed earlier this month… Read more
Merlin completes certification system bench build news Yves Le Marquand 10 Apr 24 0 Merlin has completed design and construction of its certification system bench, a flight simulator built to allow the firm to test its automation systems… Read more
Boom Supersonic XB-1 takes to the skies news Yves Le Marquand 25 Mar 24 0 Just over 20 years since Concorde’s last flight, a civil supersonic aircraft is flying again in the shape of Boom’s XB-1. The prototype took… Read more
Universal Hydrogen runs ‘largest ever’ fuel cell powertrain on liquid H2 news Yves Le Marquand 29 Feb 24 0 Universal Hydrogen has successfully run what it says is the “largest ever” fuel cell powertrain on liquid hydrogen. The firm powered the megawatt-class fuel… Read more
Daedalean and Leonardo complete AI capability flight testing news Yves Le Marquand 26 Feb 24 0 Leonardo has completed flight testing of Daedalean’s artificial intelligence-based visual awareness system. The year-long collaboration project, funded by a Eureka Eurostars grant, saw Daedalean mount… Read more
Co-creation: A disruptive approach for disruptive tech? news Yves Le Marquand 19 Feb 24 0 Successful implementation of disruptive technologies like a 40-seat eVTOL aircraft requires a new approach to company structure and workflow, according to Freshta Farzam. The CEO… Read more
Something to rely on: Reliable Robotics’ autopilot flies solo Deep Dive Yves Le Marquand 18 Dec 23 0 The famous Keane song “Somewhere Only We Know” features the lyric “I’m getting old, I need something to rely on”. Irrespective of age for… Read more