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Kodiak 900 Unveiled By Daher
Daher has taken the veil off a new and larger Kodiak aircraft in the form of the Kodiak 900. The aircraft which is a near 4-foot stretch of the popular Kodiak 100 only received FAA certification last week. "Today’s official unveiling of the Kodiak 900 underscores parent company Daher’s firm commitment to the constant improvement of its aircraft product line," said Daher CEO Didier Kayat...
Embraer Executive Second Quarter Performance
Embraer released figures on their performance for the second quarter of this year as well as the overall picture for the year so far. For the year the airframaer delivered 29 business jets. The second quarter yielded 21 deliveries which demonstrates an uptick in deliveries for the company since the start of the year...
Ascendance Flight Technologies Hybrid-Electric VTOL
Another company that is in the Urban Mobility sector developing a VTOL (Vertical Takeoff and Landing) craft is Ascendance Flight Technologies with their Hybrid-electric VTOL. The Atea is the name of the VTOL and it is a hybrid system not being fully-electric. There has been some interest in the aircraft since Ascendance Flight Technologies opened the order book for the Atea VTOL...
BOOM Makes Changes To Overture Design; Partners With Safran
Some news has emerged regarding BOOM Supersonic's Overture aircraft. Firstly, they announced a new partnership with Safran for the Safran landing systems. The first system to be co-developed between Safran and Boom will be the Overture landing systems. Technical teams at Safran Landing Systems and Boom will focus on incorporating the latest technology to improve aircraft safety, optimize weight, and reduce aircraft noise...
Textron Aviation Unveils Citation Longitude MPA
The Citation Longitude is a business jet that will ferry its occupants in luxurious comfort but Textron Aviation wants to allow this aircraft to have even more capability beyond a business/leisure asset. The company is presenting the Citation Longitude as a Maritime Patrol Aircraft. Governments and Defense Sectors will be particularly interested in the aircraft with its 8 hour maximum loiter time and 3,500 nautical mile maximum range...
Wisk Building Its First Four-Passenger Design eVTOL
Wisk has been busy testing its Wisk Cora 2-passenger version of the eVTOL but they have the first full-scale 4-passenger eVTOL vehicle in build at the moment which is the version that is expected to hit the market. This all-electric aircraft will be able to 'wisk' its passengers on journeys up to 60 miles...
New Pilatus Paint Facility Opens In Colorado
Swiss business aircraft manufacturer Pilatus is investing heavily in the United States with the recent inauguration of its state-of-the-art paint facility in Broomfield, Colorado. The 28,445-sq-ft facility features three separate booths to prep and paint PC-24s and PC-12 NGXs from base to finish. Pilatus is keeping pace with the rising demand for their aircraft especially in the North American market. "Efficiency, innovation, and environmental impact were the guiding principles during the design phase," said Thomas Bosshard, the president and CEO of Pilatus U.S. subsidiary Pilatus Business Aircraft...
Farnborough Air Show Nests Gulfstream G800 International Debut
The relatively new Gulfstream G800 has already started testing as we informed you in an article on June 28th. https://www.jetforums.net/threads/news-gulfstreams-g800-commences-test-program.4292/#post-27428 . Now the aircraft has made its first international stop which is the Farnborough Airshow that opened its doors today. Of course the aircraft arrived a few days ago to prepare for the show. The aircraft left from Savannah, Georgia to its Customer Support facility at Farnborough...
Bristow Further Expands eVTOL Ambitions With Lilium
Helicopter operator Bristow has signaled its plans to dive much further into the Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) market. This emerging sector is shaping-up to be a lucrative and also integral part of how we fly in the future particularly in urban areas. Bristow has already made commitments/orders to a few eVTOL manufactures including Vertical Aerospace, Eve, and Overair. They have now made an order with Lilium for the Lilium jet. Yesterday the company announced a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) agreement that would cover options for 50 seven-seat Lilium jets...
USAF Testing LIFT's Hexa eVTOL
There is another sub-category with eVTOLs and these are ultralight more personal craft. You might have seen the Jetson One in previous articles but another prototype is currently being tested and interestingly being tested by the United States Air Force (USAF). It is called the LIFT Hexa eVTOL and it a single-person craft powered by 18 motors and props...
New Composite Winglet For Citation Latitude
The Citation Latitude could be in line for a new winglet upgrade if company Winglet Tech gets their way. The company already is making winglets for the Citation Sovereign and they want to expand this offering to the Latitude...
AIR ONE eVTOL Takes Off On Test Flights
AIR has announced that its eVTOL vehicle called the AIR ONE has taken off on its first test. If you have been following the multitude of eVTOL news pieces we have been formulating in recent years then you arefamiliar with the hover test which is integral to understanding the craft's dynamics. Hover tests validate that the craft can hover and be stable during hover as well as garner data on energy consumption -very important for an all-electric craft-. AIR ONE is a full-scale prototype and is being tested in Israel...
Butterfly eVTOL Development Moves Ahead With Toray/Overair Partnership
There is a company currently working on development of an eVTOL called the Butterfly. Overair is actively developing the prototype and they have recently been in the news thanks to a partnership forged between themselves and Toray -a prepreg specialist-. For the purpose of the development of the Butterfly, Toray is working with Overair using the Toray T1100/3960 prepreg system, a material that is formulated for high-performance aerospace applications where the optimal ratio of strength to modulus properties is critical...
Airbus Corporate Jets Delivers ACJ319neo To New Customer
Airbus Corporate Jets (ACJ) is pleased to announce that it has completed and delivered an ACJ 319neo aircraft to an undisclosed customer in Western Europe. Although the aircraft is for an owner it will be available for charter and will be managed through Jet Aviation. Below is a photo believed to be the delivered aircraft shown by Airbus Corporate Jets. 9H-NTA is believed to be the registration...
Textron Delivers Special Mission Citation Longitude
Textron Aviation today announced that it has delivered a specially configured Citation Longitude to the Japan Civil Aviation Bureau Flight Inspection (JCAB). The aircraft will conduct flight validation and flight inspection operations to ensure the integrity of the airways that constitute the national airspace of Japan. "Textron Aviation is honored to, once again, be selected as the aircraft provider of choice for the JCAB," said Bob Gibbs, vice president, Special Mission Sales for Textron Aviation. "The Longitude continues the legacy of Cessna Citation flight inspection jet aircraft in service by the JCAB...
eFlyer 2 Near To Approval Status
Engelwood-based airframer Bye Aerospace is very confident that it is close to obtaining the necessary approvals to bring its electric eFlyer 2 towards service. The eFlyer 2 is a two-seater all-electric aircraft which if all goes to plan will be the first to certify under the FAA's Part 23 Amendment 64 for Level 1 electric and fixed-wing aircraft. As for reference the eFlyer 2 first flew back in mid-2018 and has been since perfecting the final efficiencies of the aircraft...
Transition Flight For Archer Maker eVTOL By Year End
Archer Aviation has not been in the news too much for this year so far but they are working behind the scenes on further advancing their Maker eVTOL. The company is very confident that the Maker program will be able to achieve transition flight by the end of this year. For most of the year the team has been concentrating on the Tilt Propeller System (TPS). Below is an image showing the first hover flight test of the Archer Maker prototype eVTOL...
G800 Test Program Commences With First Flight
Gulfstream's newest flagship jet, the G800 has started testing with the first flight test article going airborne already. The G800 departed Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport at 9:00 a.m. and landed there two hours later. The flight was flown on a blend of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The top of the ultra-long range market is being dominated by Bombardier and Gulfstream at the moment. There is a tussle between Bombardier's Global 7500 and Gulfstream's soon to enter service G700. Since then Bombardier has launched the Global 8000 at 2022 EBACE.. Gulfstream had already countered with the G800, announced in October 2021...
eVTOL Infrastructure Push By Airbus And Munich Airport
Germany's Munich Airport and Airbus are continually partnering to make the infrastructure needed to support the Advanced Air Mobility sector a reality. Without it eVTOLs for the air taxi and urban mobility market cannot efficiently function. At the recently concluded ILA Berlin Air Show the two entities advanced their partnership to this end...
Rolls Royce Advance on Hybrid-Electric Turbogenerator Technology
EVTOL has come a long way from simply concepts to actual working prototypes with some of the more advanced ones edging closer and closer towards certification. Hybrid-Electric flight too has come a long way and as in cars we will see more of these applications in the future. However, range/endurance has always been at the back of the minds of customers when they conjure up the idea of flying taxis for the urban air mobility sector...
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