Five on Friday: Wisk and Signature, Merlin goes public and Lilium re-emergence? roundup Yves Le Marquand 15 Aug 25 0 This week Wisk became the fifth OEM (they’re all working on eVTOLs) and the first autonomous aircraft developer to partner with Signature Aviation. Following in… Read more
Merlin and Quikjet launch pilot fatigue study news Yves Le Marquand 24 Feb 25 0 Autonomous flight systems developer Merlin and cargo airline Quikjet are conducting a study to assess pilot fatigue levels whilst flying. The study will see the… Read more
USAF accepts Merlin’s airworthiness plan for KC-135 testing news Yves Le Marquand 18 Nov 24 0 The United States Air Force (USAF) has accepted Merlin’s airworthiness plan for KC-135 testing using its autonomous technology. The joint USAF and Merlin project will… Read more
Merlin kicks off test campaign with ‘certification-ready’ Cessna news Yves Le Marquand 6 Sep 24 0 Merlin has begun the flight test campaign of its certification-ready Cessna Caravan aircraft equipped with the firm’s Merlin Pilot technology. What does Merlin mean by certification-ready? CEO… Read more
Merlin completes certification system bench build news Yves Le Marquand 10 Apr 24 0 Merlin has completed design and construction of its certification system bench, a flight simulator built to allow the firm to test its automation systems… Read more
US Air Force agrees to test Merlin Pilot on the KC-135 Stratotanker news Yves Le Marquand 14 Feb 24 0 Merlin has agreed a deal with the US Air Force to design, integrate, test and demonstrate aspects of the Merlin Pilot on the KC-135 Stratotanker… Read more
Merlin on cusp of flight test campaign news Yves Le Marquand 5 Jan 24 0 Merlin’s test aircraft Big Red is undergoing integration with the startup’s autopilot system ahead of beginning a flight test campaign. The firm has taken a… Read more