Reliable’s autopilot flies first solo mission

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Yves Le Marquand

8 Dec 23

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  Reliable Robotics’ autonomous flight system has flown solo for the first time. Last month, Reliable’s Cessna 208B Caravan flew with no one onboard supervised…

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Elroy flies hybrid-electric VTOL in ‘world first’

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Yves Le Marquand

20 Nov 23

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  Elroy Air’s turbogenerator-hybrid electric VTOL aircraft has completed a maiden flight in a “world first” for the aircraft type. The aircraft, known as the…

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Michelin to make custom-designed tires for Lilium Jet

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Yves Le Marquand

10 Nov 23

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Lilium and Michelin have announced a partnership to produce custom tires for the Lilium Jet. The firms began working together more than a year ago…

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Mayman awarded $2m grant by US DoD for Speeder development

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Yves Le Marquand

30 Oct 23

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Mayman Aerospace has been awarded a $2m grant via an Other Transaction Authority from the US Department of Defense (DoD). The US-based air utility vehicle…

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Whisper Aero propulsors ready to blow garden equipment sector wide open

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Yves Le Marquand

18 Oct 23

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Whisper Aero has revealed its propulsor technology, scaled for garden leaf blowers, is ready to commercialise and the firm is looking for a partner.  The…

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How the US military is teaming up to get advanced aircraft flying

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Yves Le Marquand

11 Oct 23

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When the AFWERX Agility Prime programme was launched in 2020, it was focused on planting the stars and stripes atop the summit of Mount eVTOL…

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Reliable Robotics makes strides on US Air Force autonomy solution

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Yves Le Marquand

4 Oct 23

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Reliable Robotics says it has made “significant progress” towards a working autonomy solution for the US Air Force. As part of an Air Force-funded contract…

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Nine UK startups revealed for AI accelerator programme

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Yves Le Marquand

4 Oct 23

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Digital Catapult reveals nine startups for new AI and machine learning (ML) accelerator programme. Working in collaboration with Innovate UK BridgeAI programme partners, the initiative…

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Skyports Drone Services and Pyka in Royal Navy heavy lift challenge

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Yves Le Marquand

4 Oct 23

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Skyports Drone Services has just taken part in phase two of the Royal Navy Uncrewed Aerial Systems Heavy Lift Challenge (UASHLC) with Pyka’s Pelican Cargo…

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American Airlnes joins Embraer’s Energia advisory group

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Yves Le Marquand

3 Oct 23

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American Airlines has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Embraer to join its Energia Advisory Group The group is a team of airlines, lessors,…

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Emerging by emergency

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Yves Le Marquand

28 Sep 23

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In a space full of clean sheet aircraft designs, it can be hard to see clearly past the drawings and 1:10 prototypes. Uncertainties over target…

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Successful first fuel burn for Rolls-Royce engine ready for hybrid-electric flight

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Yves Le Marquand

28 Sep 23

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A new small gas turbine that has been specifically developed by Rolls-Royce to power hybrid-electric flight has successfully completed its first fuel burn.  The turbine…

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Airbus Helicopters unveils PioneerLab demonstrator

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Yves Le Marquand

25 Sep 23

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Airbus Helicopters has unveiled its new technology demonstrator, PioneerLab during the German National Aviation Conference in Hamburg. The twin-engine demonstrator, based on the H145 platform,…

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Supernal opens Fremont R&D facility

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Yves Le Marquand

21 Sep 23

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Supernal is opening its primary R&D facility in Fremont, California, it announced today. The opening marks the third, and last, facility Supernal will open this year,…

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Train track to novel plane propulsion

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Yves Le Marquand

20 Sep 23

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Revolutions are about bringing radically different ideas to the table and/or combining them in ways previously unseen.  Compared with today’s passenger aircraft, those in development…

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