Piasecki back in the gAAMe news Yves Le Marquand 1 Jun 23 0 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… Read more
Natilus and ZeroAvia to jointly develop hydrogen-electric engines news Yves Le Marquand 26 May 23 0 Blended-wing aircraft developer, Natilus and ZeroAvia have announced a strategic partnership to jointly develop hydrogen-electric engines for Natilus’ Kona cargo aircraft. ZeroAvia’s ZA600 system will… Read more
Hydroplane CEO awarded NAA’s Katherine and Marjorie Stinson Trophy news Yves Le Marquand 11 May 23 0 Hydroplane founder and CEO Dr. Anita Sengupta has won the National Aeronautic Association (NAA) Katherine and Marjorie Stinson Trophy for 2022. The award, established in… Read more
Revolution.Aero Dublin 2023 – As it happened news Yves Le Marquand 25 Apr 23 0 One day down and one to go at Revolution.Aero Dublin 2023. We have a packed agenda across the final day at the Westin Hotel, tackling… Read more
Cranfield Aerospace and Britten-Norman to merge news Yves Le Marquand 21 Apr 23 0 Cranfield Aerospace Solutions (CAeS) and Britten-Norman have announced plans to merge and create a UK-based zero-emissions aircraft OEM with plans to be flying in 2026.… Read more
Stralis: Graduating Y Combinator Deep Dive Yves Le Marquand 18 Apr 23 0 An American and a Scotsman walk into an Australian aerospace startup … It sounds like the beginning of a bad joke, but, in fact, it… Read more
Cranfield welcomes Evolito on to hydrogen demonstrator Project Fresson news Yves Le Marquand 18 Apr 23 0 Cranfield Aerospace Solutions (CAeS) has brought Evolito onboard as the motor and inverter supplier for its hydrogen-powered aircraft demonstrator – Project Fresson. Evolito joins Reaction… Read more
H2Fly reports successful on-ground tests of liquid hydrogen tank news Yves Le Marquand 11 Apr 23 0 H2Fly has successfully passed liquid hydrogen on-ground filling tests with its newly developed liquid hydrogen tank that has been integrated into its HY4 aircraft. The… Read more
Wingcopter and ZAL to explore green hydrogen propulsion for drones news Yves Le Marquand 16 Mar 23 0 Wingcopter and Hamburg-based ZAL Center of Applied Aeronautical Research are to jointly explore green hydrogen to power Wingcopter’s drones. Already purely electric, by refitting the… Read more
ZeroAvia demonstrates ‘record’ HTPEM system testing news Yves Le Marquand 9 Mar 23 0 ZeroAvia has reported achieving record-breaking performance in testing of its High Temperature Proton Exchange Membrane (HTPEM) systems. Early testing of the pressurised 20kW HTPEM stack… Read more
Collins Aerospace to lead thermoplastics development for liquid hydrogen tanks news Yves Le Marquand 7 Mar 23 0 Collins Aerospace, under the Clean Hydrogen Joint Undertaking, is to lead development of new thermoplastics technology for liquid hydrogen tanks on aircraft. The Collins-led consortium… Read more
Universal Hydrogen’s Lightning McClean completes first flight on hydrogen news Yves Le Marquand 3 Mar 23 0 Universal Hydrogen’s 40-passenger regional airliner, nicknamed Lightning McClean, has completed its maiden flight using hydrogen fuel cell propulsion. The aircraft took off yesterday morning from… Read more
Ask Universal Hydrogen’s CEO anything via Reddit news Yves Le Marquand 16 Feb 23 0 Universal Hydrogen’s (UH2) CEO, Paul Eremenko is conducting a one hour ask me anything (AMA) session via Reddit today. The former Boeing CTO will be… Read more
Destinus to fly ‘world first’ hydrogen afterburner configuration news Yves Le Marquand 14 Feb 23 0 This month Destinus will begin flight testing its hydrogen afterburner, “a world first” for an aircraft in this configuration, it said. Last November, the Swiss… Read more
Honeywell launches project to develop hydrogen fuel cells for aviation news Yves Le Marquand 30 Jan 23 0 A Honeywell-led consortium is launching a European Clean Aviation project to develop hydrogen fuel cells for aviation. Project Newborn is a collaboration of 18 partners… Read more