Reliable Robotics completes FAA congested airspace integration demo news Yves Le Marquand 22 Aug 23 0 Reliable Robotics has been demonstrating successful integration of remotely piloted aircraft systems into congested airspace for the FAA. The series of flight tests and simulations formed… Read more
Dufour prototype demonstrates full flight transition news Yves Le Marquand 16 Aug 23 0 Dufour Aerospace’s X2.2 prototype of its Aero2 aircraft has demonstrated full transition from vertical take-off to horizontal cruise, the firm reported last week. This… Read more
ASKA successfully flies first tethered tests news Yves Le Marquand 9 Aug 23 0 ASKA has completed its first tethered airborne tests with its full-scale A5 flying car prototype. Lifting from a California airfield with hovered thrust, developers hope… Read more
Whisper Aero breaks ground on Crossville flight test centre news Yves Le Marquand 26 Jul 23 0 Whisper Aero has broken ground on its flight test centre located at Crossville Memorial Airport in Tennessee. Construction of the new 8,000sqft hangar has been… Read more
ZeroAvia completes first ZA600 flight test campaign news Yves Le Marquand 20 Jul 23 0 ZeroAvia has completed the first flight testing campaign of its initial prototype ZA600 at Cotswold Airport in the UK. The tenth test flight was completed… Read more
Vertical completes first full-scale flight tests news Yves Le Marquand 19 Jul 23 0 Vertical Aerospace has announced successful completion of an initial flight test campaign of its full-scale prototype. The tests, earmarked as a “major moment” for the… Read more
Malmö Airport to become test arena for Heart Aerospace’s ES-30 news Yves Le Marquand 12 Jul 23 0 Sweden’s state-owned airport operator, Swedavia has decided to make Malmö Airport available as a test arena for Heart Aerospace’s ES-30 electric aircraft. The full-scale model… Read more
Merlin completes 25 test flights in Alaksa news Yves Le Marquand 6 Jul 23 0 Merlin has announced successfully completing 25 test flights in Alaska as part of a $1m FAA contract. The FAA asked Merlin to demonstrate a highly-automated… Read more
H2Fly reveals new high-altitude hydrogen fuel cell news Yves Le Marquand 29 Jun 23 0 H2Fly has announced its new proprietary fuel cell system H175, a modular power unit capable of flying at altitudes of up to 27,000ft. The H175… Read more
Jump Aero parachute flight tests improve eVTOL failure handling news Yves Le Marquand 9 Jun 23 0 Flight test data from Jump Aero’s recent electronic parachute tests shows the technology could be the difference between recoverable and not in the event of… Read more
Hydroplane receives award from California Energy Commission news Yves Le Marquand 9 Jun 23 0 Hydroplane has been awarded a CalTestBed voucher from the California Energy Commission to conduct testing of its propulsion system. Hydroplane is one of only 18… Read more
Destinus flies hydrogen afterburner for first time news Yves Le Marquand 5 Jun 23 0 Destinus has flown its Jungfrau prototype equipped with a hydrogen-fuelled afterburner for the first time. The flight took place on Wednesday, May 24, at an… Read more
Dronamics’ Black Swan makes first flight news Yves Le Marquand 30 May 23 0 Dronamics has announced the successful completion of a first flight of its Black Swan aircraft. The cargo airline conducted the flight at Balchik airport in… Read more
Reliable Robotics flies autonomous demonstration with USAF news Yves Le Marquand 19 May 23 0 Reliable Robotics conducted an autonomous flight demonstration with the US Air Force during the recent Golden Phoenix readiness exercise at Travis Air Force Base. Reliable’s… Read more
Xwing awarded SBIR contract with US Air Force news Yves Le Marquand 11 May 23 0 Xwing has been awarded a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract with the USAF’s AFWERX Agility Prime programme. Through the agreement, Xwing will… Read more