Applying intelligence to autonomous flight

Deep Dive

Yves Le Marquand

5 Jul 23

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“Instead of thinking ‘AI’ represents some looming black box magic, we focus on what we can do with it here and now,” says Dr. Yemaya…

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Aska gets FAA clearance, begins flight tests

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Yves Le Marquand

30 Jun 23

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Aska has announced its flying car, dubbed Aska A5, has received clearance from the FAA and begun flight testing. The Silicon Valley-based firm’s prototype has…

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Joby gets FAA permit to fly first aircraft off production line

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Yves Le Marquand

28 Jun 23

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Joby Aviation has received an FAA Special Airworthiness Certificate for the first aircraft built on its pilot production line. Issued by the Federal Aviation Administration,…

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DoT audit reports friction within FAA over eVTOL certification pathways

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Yves Le Marquand

28 Jun 23

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Disagreements around the FAA’s move away from powered-lift for certifying fixed-wing style AAM aircraft led to a “decline in morale” among some staff and an…

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Alef’s flying car receives FAA special airworthiness certification

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Yves Le Marquand

27 Jun 23

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Alef Aeronautics has become the first road legal electric car to be certified by the FAA – through a special airworthiness certificate. The firm unveiled…

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Lilium receives FAA G-1 certification basis

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Yves Le Marquand

26 Jun 23

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Lilium has received the FAA’s G-1 Certification Basis necessary for type certification of its aircraft, making it the only powered-lift OEM to receive a basis…

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EASA publishes means of compliance for thermal runaway

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Yves Le Marquand

22 Jun 23

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EASA has published its Means of Compliance with the Special Condition for VTOL focused on thermal runaway. The publication, its third means of compliance (MOC)…

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‘Human interaction key to autonomy’: Wisk’s Brian Yutko

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Yves Le Marquand

21 Jun 23

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Building safe and scaleable ground infrastructure to allow people to interact with autonomous aircraft is key to Wisk’s plans, said CEO Brian Yutko. Speaking in…

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Dufour reveals final design of Aero2

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Yves Le Marquand

16 Jun 23

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Dufour Aerospace has released the final design and specifications for its hybrid-electric drone, Aero2.  The Aero2, with its aerodynamically-efficient tilt-wing design, is the precursor to…

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Brazil and UK to align eVTOL certification

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Yves Le Marquand

15 Jun 23

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The UK and Brazilian regulatory authorities have signed a letter of intent (LoI) to cooperate and align approaches on eVTOL certification.  No specific of the…

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How to build self-flying cargo networks

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Yves Le Marquand

8 Jun 23

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If the wizard Merlin was at the cutting-edge of medieval science, then Merlin is at a similar place in aviation today. The autonomous pilot developer…

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FAA proposes pilot training requirements and operational rules for powered-lift

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Yves Le Marquand

7 Jun 23

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The FAA has released proposals for pilot training and operational rules for powered-lift aircraft, in what it calls a “key step toward safely enabling AAM”.…

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Moya Aero approaches first eVTOL prototype flight

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Yves Le Marquand

6 Jun 23

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Moya Aero is in the final stages of building its near full-scale prototype cargo eVTOL ahead of a first flight set for the third-quarter.  The…

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Piasecki back in the gAAMe

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Yves Le Marquand

1 Jun 23

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Piasecki Aircraft Corporation has bought the Pennsylvania-based former Lockheed Martin Sikorsky Heliplex facility as it eyes a return to aircraft production. With a legacy stretching…

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Merlin opens New Zealand operations centre

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Yves Le Marquand

25 May 23

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Autonomous flight developer Merlin has opened its centre for operations based in Kerikeri, New Zealand.  The operating means Merlin now has a dedicated test environment…

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