Alef offers peak at flying car with test flight footage

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Yves Le Marquand

21 Feb 25

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  Flying car developer Alef Aeronautics has provided a glimpse of its flying car under development, releasing test flight footage of an ultralight prototype for…

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Pipistrel’s CEO on test flying their biggest aircraft yet

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Yves Le Marquand

19 Feb 25

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  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…

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‘US air taxi certification likely pushed to 2027’

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Yves Le Marquand

17 Jan 25

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  The first type certification of an eVTOL aircraft in the US is unlikely to be issued before 2027.  That was the takeaway message following…

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BETA flies first production CTOL aircraft

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Yves Le Marquand

14 Nov 24

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  BETA Technologies has flown an electric aircraft built on its new production line for the first time. The aircraft, an Alia CTOL, was permitted…

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Matternet brings drone delivery to Silicon Valley

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Yves Le Marquand

3 Oct 24

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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…

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Moya Aero publishes footage of first subscale transition flight

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Yves Le Marquand

6 Sep 24

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  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…

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Joby completes hydrogen-electric test flight

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Yves Le Marquand

12 Jul 24

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  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…

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Archer’s Midnight flies first uncrewed transition flight

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Yves Le Marquand

12 Jun 24

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  Archer has published visuals of the first full transition flight of its Midnight aircraft which took place on June 8th at its test facilities…

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BETA flies piloted transition test in VTOL prototype

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Yves Le Marquand

23 Apr 24

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  BETA Technologies has successfully a flown piloted transition test in the VTOL version of its Alia aircraft.  The tests were completed earlier this month…

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Merlin completes certification system bench build

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Yves Le Marquand

10 Apr 24

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  Merlin has completed design and construction of its certification system bench, a flight simulator built to allow the firm to test its automation systems…

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Boom Supersonic XB-1 takes to the skies

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Yves Le Marquand

25 Mar 24

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  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…

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Universal Hydrogen runs ‘largest ever’ fuel cell powertrain on liquid H2

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Yves Le Marquand

29 Feb 24

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  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…

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Daedalean and Leonardo complete AI capability flight testing

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Yves Le Marquand

26 Feb 24

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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…

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Co-creation: A disruptive approach for disruptive tech?

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Yves Le Marquand

19 Feb 24

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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…

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Something to rely on: Reliable Robotics’ autopilot flies solo

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Yves Le Marquand

18 Dec 23

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  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…

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