Kite Magnetics reveals ‘world’s most powerful’ electric motor for aircraft news Yves Le Marquand 28 Feb 23 0 Kite Magnetics has revealed its 120 kW air-cooled electric motor, which it said is “the world’s most powerful for planes”, at the Avalon Air Show.… Read more
Collins Aerospace to build sidestick system for Lilium Jet news Yves Le Marquand 23 Feb 23 0 Lilium has teamed with Collins Aerospace to develop and build the Lilium Jet’s inceptors – the sidestick system used by the pilot to control the… Read more
Mayman Aerospace to receive $3m from Tawazun’s investment arm news Yves Le Marquand 23 Feb 23 0 Mayman Aerospace has been given $3m in funding from Strategic Development Fund (SDF), the investment arm of UAE-based economic council, Tawazun. The investment forms part… Read more
PAL-V sets sights on Q3 for full EASA Type Certification news Yves Le Marquand 22 Feb 23 0 Flying car OEM, PAL-V is aiming to be EASA Type Certified (TC) by the third-quarter (Q3) of this year, according to Andy Wall, sales director,… Read more
First run of Safran’s hybrid electric turboprop demonstrator news Yves Le Marquand 20 Feb 23 0 Safran Helicopter Engines has successfully completed ground tests of its new, “more electric” Tech TP turboprop engine. The Ardiden 3-based technological demonstrator incorporates technologies 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
NASA completes thermal motor testing of its X-57 Maxwell news Yves Le Marquand 13 Feb 23 0 Thermal cruise motor controller testing of NASA’s X-57 Maxwell has been successful, representing another step towards the electric aircraft’s maiden flight, the administration reported. The… Read more
Short hoperations: What will day-to-day eVTOL ops look like? news Yves Le Marquand 7 Feb 23 0 Certifying an eVTOL is the tip of the iceberg. It is the years of operations and maintenance proceeding that to which the industry will be… Read more
Honeywell launches plans to develop thermal management tech for hybrid-electric aircraft news Yves Le Marquand 1 Feb 23 0 Honeywell has launched plans to to develop advanced thermal management components and architectures for hybrid-electric aircraft as a critical enabler to reducing aircraft emissions. Last… Read more
Pyka unveils ‘world’s largest cargo drone’ Pelican Cargo news Yves Le Marquand 31 Jan 23 0 Pyka has unveiled the Pelican Cargo, the latest addition to its fleet and, it says, the largest zero-emission cargo aircraft on the market. With a… Read more
Embraer invests in MSW Capital fund, strengthening venture capital programme news Yves Le Marquand 27 Jan 23 0 Embraer has made an initial investment in the MSW Capital fund, MultiCorp 2, of R$20m ($4m). MultiCorp 2 is MSW’s second multi-corporate venture fund. The… Read more
Electra awarded $85m AFWERX funding increase news Yves Le Marquand 26 Jan 23 0 Electra.aero has been awarded a Strategic Funding Increase (STRATFI) by the US Air Force’s AFWERX worth up to $85m for its eSTOL. The funding will… Read more
Drone delivery, what’s the E.T.(A)? Deep Dive Yves Le Marquand 25 Jan 23 0 In the famous 1982 film E.T., the line everyone remembers is “phone home”. Had the film come out a half-century later that line could well be “E.T. drone home”. At… Read more
ZeroAvia completes maiden flight with retrofitted hydrogen-electric powertrain news Yves Le Marquand 23 Jan 23 0 ZeroAvia has now flown the largest aircraft powered by a hydrogen-electric engine in the world. The UK-based zero emissions aircraft developer took to the skies… Read more