Vertical completes phase one of piloted testing

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Yves Le Marquand

12 Sep 24

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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…

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Moya Aero publishes footage of first subscale transition flight

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Yves Le Marquand

6 Sep 24

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  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…

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Merlin kicks off test campaign with ‘certification-ready’ Cessna

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Yves Le Marquand

6 Sep 24

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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…

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Volocopter conducts validation flight in Paris

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Yves Le Marquand

9 Aug 24

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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…

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FIA: Supernal debuts S-A2 eVTOL with test flights on the way

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Yves Le Marquand

24 Jul 24

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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,…

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Leidos and Elroy Air approved to fly autonomous resupply demos for US Navy

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Yves Le Marquand

14 May 24

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Elroy Air and Leidos have been approved to demonstrate an autonomous resupply drone prototype for an office of the US Naval Air Systems Command.  The…

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Boom Supersonic XB-1 takes to the skies

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Yves Le Marquand

25 Mar 24

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  Just over 20 years since Concorde’s last flight, a civil supersonic aircraft is flying again in the shape of Boom’s XB-1.  The prototype took…

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Daedalean and Leonardo complete AI capability flight testing

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Yves Le Marquand

26 Feb 24

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Leonardo has completed flight testing of Daedalean’s artificial intelligence-based visual awareness system. The year-long collaboration project, funded by a Eureka Eurostars grant, saw Daedalean mount…

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Skyports Drone Services and Makutu launch water quality trial with Northumbrian Water

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Yves Le Marquand

15 Jan 24

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Maiden test flights inspecting water quality for Northumbrian Water have been conducted by Skyports Drone Services and Makutu. Launched as a pilot study to help…

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Merlin on cusp of flight test campaign

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Yves Le Marquand

5 Jan 24

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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…

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Volocopter’s 2X begins test flying in Japan

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Yves Le Marquand

13 Dec 23

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Volocopter is fresh off its first multi-day flight test campaign with a crewed eVTOL aircraft above the Japanese cities of Osaka and Amagasaki.  The testing…

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Airbus, Daher and Safran’s hybrid demonstrator makes first test flight

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Yves Le Marquand

7 Dec 23

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EcoPulse, the hybrid-electric demonstrator aircraft, co-developed by Airbus, Daher and Safran has taken to the skies. The first flight marks the beginning of an eight-month…

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Aura Aero’s Integral S performs first fight

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Yves Le Marquand

28 Jul 23

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Aura Aero’s training aircraft, Integral S completed its first flight today at Toulouse-Francazal airport.  The aircraft, registered F-WIAS, took off at 10:20am French time operated…

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MagniX and GE reveal paint schemes for NASA EFPD project

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Yves Le Marquand

28 Jul 23

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MagniX and GE Aerospace have revealed the liveries of the hybrid-electric aircraft they will fly as part of NASA’s Electrified Powertrain Flight Demonstration (EFPD) project.…

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