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Revised Interior Flies On Second Production G700
The Gulfstream G700 Certification Program is coming towards an end and the American airframer has flown a second production G700 with a finished interior. The airframer announced yesterday that the second G700 test aircraft will ensure the maturity, durability and comfort of more cabin elements that were introduced with the aircraft’s launch in 2019, including the all-new ultrahigh-definition dynamic circadian lighting system, an optional feature capable of replicating sunlight. The Gulfstream-designed system mixes warm white, cool white and amber LED lights and spans from 0.01 brightness to 100%, allowing it to simulate sunrise to sunset...
Lithium-ion Thermal Runaway Incident At Beta Technologies
One of the issues with Lithium-Ion is the possibility of Thermal Runaway. This is exactly the same issue that happened at Beta Technologies facility in near Burlington, Vermont recently. A Lithium-ion battery pack stored in a shipping container caught fire at the site on August 26th. The fire was extinguished fairly quickly but it would not be the first time that Beta Technologies has gone through this kind of incident. In 2019, a similar incident involving lithium-ion battery packs in a container happened...
VRCO XP4 eVTOL Sign MoU
VRCO has signed an MoU with Spanish company CITD to be their sole design and engineering partner for the development of the XP4 passenger eVTOL and the XPC cargo variant. CITD is expected to carry out manufacturing support, flight testing and regional representation for e-VTOL training...
YachtForums: We Know Big Boats!
Launched in 2003 as the first online yachting magazine, YachtForums has evolved into a massive resource for yacht owners, buyers, captains, engineers and enthusiasts. Every day we document yachting's latest splashes with news, features and in-depth reviews written by industry professionals. Up to 1 million people a month follow YF. The accuracy of our discussions is checked by hundreds of experts who care about the resource we've built...
Piaggio Announces More Orders As Company Sale Moves Closer To Reality
Following the Farnborough Air Show Piaggio made an announcement that it had secured a contract to provide Oyonnair -A French operator- with a new P.180 Avanti EVO. If all goes according to plan the company may well look to order more of the type. "We are very excited to announce the purchase of a new Avanti Evo, the perfect fit aircraft for medevac operations," said Daniel Vovk, Chief Executive Officer of Oyonnair. "The Avanti Evo is fast, versatile and an efficiency champion, thanks to the lowest fuel consumption in its category and the option of flying SAF, thus reducing carbon emissions...
Archer Enroute To Accelerate eVTOL Certification
Archer Aviation has made a big move which in theory should speed-up the remainder of the journey to certification for the Archer eVTOL. Archer Aviation has announced the appointment of Dr. Michael Romanowski as Head of Government Relations. He is a key individual given his previous work experience...
Bombardier EcoJet Project
In the last few years, Canadian airframer Bombardier has deleted all of the other cross-platform endeavors it used to be involved in namely, commercial aviation & rail/transport to solely focus on business aviation. Since doing this, they even discontinued the Learjet program leaving just the Global and Challenger models of their executive jet lineup in production but we have not seen anything majorly new from Bombardier in terms of the future. Sure they have refreshed both the Global line with the Global 7500 -updating the Global 5000 and 6000 to the 5500 and 6500 respectively- as well as the Challenger 350 to the Challenger 3500...
U.S Forest Service Acquires Two New Special Mission King Air 260s
The United States Forest Service has taken delivery of two new Beechcraft King Air 260s from Textron Aviation. The two aircraft are actually under the special missions banner from Textron Aviation and their duties will be primarily mapping wildfires and related missions. "Whether for the wildfire detection and mapping, resource management, aerial supervision module/lead plane or air attack, the King Air continues to demonstrate its leadership in this mission...
Eviation First Flight For The Alice All-Electric Plane Is Near
Eviation is a company that is developing a 9-seat all-electric commuter style aircraft called the Alice (prototype name). The aircraft is due to fly this Summer for the first time and a Twitter Tweet made by the company on August 12th points to this timeframe becoming more of a reality very soon. The Tweet did not say much except "Charged Up For The Weekend" but Eviation maintains the first flight will happen this Summer which gives up until mid September for this to occur...
Daher Takes Over Triumph Aerostructures
Daher is making big moves in the United States. Its last big acquisition was Quest Aircraft which makes the popular Kodiak 100 utility turboprop. Since coming under Daher, Kodiak has upgraded the Kodiak 100 and now calls the new version the Kodiak 900 which is slightly longer and features different updates to the interior as well as aerodynamic-related upgrades. Daher has now purchased an Aerostructures Company in the United States...
LOI For Up To 150 Embraer Eve eVTOLs Signed By BAE Systems
The Embraer Eve eVTOL has caught the eye of Europe's largest defense contractor, BAE Systems. The company has ordered 150 of the forthcoming eVTOLs from Embraer Eve. The announcement was made at the recently held 2022 edition of the Farnborough Air Show. There is interest on the part of BAE Systems and it doesn't appear to be a firm order but a non-binding letter of intent. BAE Systems are interested in examining the electric aircraft to see how they can be utilized in the defense and security markets...
Bristow Makes Firm Order For Up To 55 Beta Alia 250s
Beta Technologies recently received a major boost with an order coming in from helicopter operator Bristow. This is not a letter of intent or an initial commitment, it appears to be a firm order for up to 55 of the Alia 250 eVTOLs. "This order firmly positions Bristow as an early adopter and leader in pragmatically developing AAM operations and ushering in a new era in vertical-lift solutions," said Bristow executive v-p and chief transformation officer Dave Stepanek...
World's First ACH160 Delivered To Brazil
While we do not focus much on helicopters in the forums, the news of Airbus delivering the world's first VIP ACH160 caught our attention. The aircraft was delivered to a customer in Brazil just ahead of the 2022 LABACE show, which coincidentally started today in Sao Paulo. The rotorcraft will notably be the first H160 to fly in Latin America. "We are very proud that the world's first ACH160 has been delivered here in Brazil, and look forward to seeing its distinctive and elegant silhouette flying through the skies of São Paulo, stated Jean-Luc Alfonsi, Managing Director of Airbus Helicopters’ Brazilian customer center, Helibras...
PRIVACY MATTERS!
Forums originally shaped the internet and thanks to tech companies that violate user trust, forums are thriving again. In fact, Facebook started Groups to compete with Internet Forums which still drive the bulk of information based searches. Social media is fun, but privacy is essential. We've spent 11 years building a digital documentary on jet aviation without ever tracking readers or selling user information. Some of our earliest members were recognizable names from the Fortune 500; folks who answer to shareholders, employees and competitors...
Horizon Aircraft Reveals Cavorite X5 Demonstrator
A new Hybrid eVTOL test article has been seen in the open garnering some publicity. It is a test prototype from Horizon Aircraft and involves an aircraft incorporating 16 ducted fans! 12 of those fans are in the forward swept main wing while the other 4 are in the backward swept forward wings/canards. Rounding out the design there is a pusher-prop between the V-tail. In-house the vehicle is known as the Cavorite X5...
What's Next After Bankruptcy Of Aerion?
Remember when supersonic contender Aerion was working to resurreect supersonic flight in business aviation? When Aerion suddenly folded and went out of business back in mid 2021 it became one less entity to potentially bring a new supersonic vehicle to market. What happens to Aerion's equipment and facilities they used to propel their ambitions? The last Aerion article JF wrote concerned the liquidation of Aerion by year end, which was the end of 2021. Some partners that were working with Aerion would have been possibly owed monies...
Bombardier Challenger 3500 Coming To Market This Quarter
The updated Challenger 350 -now called the Challenger 3500 to better match the fleet numerology - will enter service this quarter according to Bombardier CEO Eric Martel. The announcement was made when the CEO gave the second-quarter results for the year. While on the subject of Q2 performance results, the Canadian airframer delivered 55 units through the first half of the year. The airframer is predicting to deliver in the region of 120 units by the end of 2022...but this guidance is cautiously optimistic...
XTI Significantly Pushes Back TriFan 600 Service Entry
The TriFan 600 service entry will be compromised as it is not expected to enter service in the previously announced timeframe. In fact it has slipped a couple of years and is not anticipated to delivery until 2027 or so. With the view that the aircraft could be an alternative to helicopters and some executive jets, the XTI TriFan 600 holds a potential advantage...
Archer Collabs With Honeywell As Flight Testing Advances
More news has emerged concerning Archer Maker eVTOL Having completed its first hover flight back in December of 2021, the testing has moved on. Currently the aircraft testing is very slowly but assuredly opening up the flight envelope for tests. The company has now successfully flown Maker at increasing speeds of up to 15 knots, in various directions and attitudes...
Cirrus Invests In Expanding Paint-Finishing Facility
Airframers are busy bolstering their facilities to ensure they continue to have the competitive edge. Recently we alerted you to the opening of a brand new paint facility that Swiss aircraft manufacturer Pilatus inaugurated. Now Cirrus Aircraft just opened an extension to their paint facility. The extension encompasses 16,000 sq ft and makes the entire paint facility 86,000 sq ft at present...
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