Regent Craft hits the water with full-scale prototype news Yves Le Marquand 7 Mar 25 0 Seaglider developer Regent Craft has begun sea trials using a full-scale crewed prototype. The first on-water tests of the 55ft long, 65ft wingspan prototype follow… Read more
Pipistrel’s CEO on test flying their biggest aircraft yet Deep Dive Yves Le Marquand 19 Feb 25 0 On January 31st, 2025, Pipistrel completed the first hover flight of its hybrid-electric VTOL-capable unmanned aircraft Nuuva V300. The test flight saw the aircraft… Read more
Moya Aero test campaign nears 200-flight milestone news Yves Le Marquand 12 Feb 25 0 Since the turn of the year, Brazilian eVTOL developer Moya Aero has completed almost 200 flight tests, exploring the transition envelope of its prototype aircraft. … Read more
Pipistrel’s cargo drone completes hover flight test news Yves Le Marquand 31 Jan 25 0 Pipistrel has completed a first hover flight of its hybrid-electric VTOL unmanned aircraft Nuuva V300. Completed at Textron subsidiary Pipistrel’s facility in Savogna d’lsonzo, Italy,… Read more
Boom demonstrator achieves supersonic flight news Yves Le Marquand 29 Jan 25 0 Boom Supersonic has achieved supersonic speeds in its demonstrator aircraft XB-1 for the first time. The achievement marks the first supersonic flight of a civilian… Read more
Dufour flies cargo drone under hybrid-electric power news Yves Le Marquand 29 Jan 25 0 Swiss drone manufacturer Dufour Aerospace has completed its first flight test campaign with a hybrid-electric system for its Aero2 drone. The aircraft flew several test… Read more
Heart Aerospace to conduct first test flight in US next year news Yves Le Marquand 26 Nov 24 0 Swedish hybrid-electric aircraft maker Heart Aerospace is planning to fly its demonstrator aircraft at New York’s Plattsburgh International Airport in 2025. The test flight will… Read more
BETA flies first production CTOL aircraft news Yves Le Marquand 14 Nov 24 0 BETA Technologies has flown an electric aircraft built on its new production line for the first time. The aircraft, an Alia CTOL, was permitted… Read more
Skydweller completes initial flight test campaign news Yves Le Marquand 2 Oct 24 0 Skydweller Aero has successfully completed an initial flight test campaign of its Skydweller Unmanned Aerial System. The series of uncrewed flight tests – with the… Read more
Mayman’s VTOL testbed completes test flight series news Yves Le Marquand 26 Sep 24 0 Mayman Aerospace has completed flight tests of its Razor testbed VTOL aircraft at a military base in Southern California. The Razor test bed is exactly… Read more
Vertical completes phase one of piloted testing news Yves Le Marquand 12 Sep 24 0 Vertical Aerospace’s VX4 prototype has completed the first phase of its piloted flight test programme. Test pilots conducted multiple tethered flights and ground runs, across… Read more
Moya Aero publishes footage of first subscale transition flight news Yves Le Marquand 6 Sep 24 0 Brazilian startup Moya Aero has released footage of the first ever transition flight with its sub-scale tiltbody uncrewed eVTOL aircraft prototype. The flight, using… 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
Volocopter conducts validation flight in Paris news Yves Le Marquand 9 Aug 24 0 Volocopter has begun crewed validation test flights at the Aerodrome of Saint-Cyr-l’École, just outside Versailles, France. Conducted on August 8th, the flight marks the beginning… Read more
FIA: Supernal debuts S-A2 eVTOL with test flights on the way news Yves Le Marquand 24 Jul 24 0 Hyundai’s AAM company has been busy at the Farnborough International Airshow (FIA). Supernal debuted its S-A2 eVTOL concept, revealed it is preparing for test flights,… Read more