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FlightSafety & Honda Extend Technical Safety Relationship
Today, Honda Aircraft Company announced that they were extending its relationship with FlightSafety International. Their current relationship is already 15 years old and the two entities announced they were extending it by 25 years. This will take their close cooperation into the 2040's. FlightSafety International is an important entity in the name of safety in the aviation industry...
Interior Cabin Seats For Lilium Jet Reveal
With the Lilium Jet eVTOL coming closer to reality and entering service, the interior aspects of the craft are becoming more zeroed-in. For example, Lilium recently partnered with Expliseat (a French seat manufacturer) to create the cabin seats of the Lilium Jet. The seats will be plush and luxurious looking but more importantly will be lighter than average aluminum seats. Expliseat makes their seats using high-grade materials like carbon fiber and titanium. This will result in a 35% lighter product per seat...
Air Nostrum Contracts With Hybrid Air Vehicles
Hybrid Air Vehicles is back in the news after a quiet period. They are the company that is trying to bring the Airlander 10 airship to market. After previous setbacks there is some good news for this company. News is that the Air Nostrum Group has signed for 10 Airlander 10 airships that will each carry up to 100 passengers. If it comes to fruition Air Nostrum will received their Airlander 10 aircraft from 2026...
Textron Fields Second Denali Flight Test Article
Textron Aviation announced today that the second testbed of the Beechcraft Denali has taken to the skies for its first test flight. The first flight for the second unit lasted approximately 2 hours taking the aircraft up to 15,500 feet and a maximum speed of 240-knots. The Beechcraft Denali is a clean-sheet single engine turboprop design by Textron and so far the program has surpassed 250 test hours...
Hydrogen-Powered Celera Aircraft In Development By Otto Aviation
Otto Aviation who we know for developing the Celera 500L aircraft says they plan to make a hydrogen-powered version of the Celera that will carry around 19-passengers and have a 1,000 nautical mile range...
Autoflight Prosperity I eVTOL 2025 Certification
Another eVTOL is currently in testing development that we were not previously aware of. The flight test vehicle is called the 'Prosperity I' and it is an eVTOL from a company called AutoFlight. It is being targeted at the air taxi market and according to AutoFlight their aim is to have it certified by 2025. Safety is and always will be AutoFlight’s top commitment...
Elliott Aviation Finishes First CJ2+ Pro Line Fusion Install
Elliott Aviation is happy to announce that it has completed its first Collins Pro Line Fusion install on a Citation CJ2+. "The avionics team at Elliott Aviation was able to leverage their Collins experience to accomplish the short downtime," said Elliott’s avionics sales manager Bill Forbes. The Collins Pro Line Fusion flight deck is a step-up from the factory Pro Line 21 equipment on this aircraft model. Instead of two vertically oriented smaller screens the upgrade gives three large landscape-mode screens...
'Stargazer' Hypersonic Jet By Venus Aerospace
Yesterday, a Texas-based company named Venus Aerospace unveiled a hypersonic design they call 'Stargazer'. The premise of the the aircraft is to wisk passengers in true hypersonic fashion to the other side of the globe in one hour. The jet will take off conventionally from an airport and climb to the edge of space with the ability to travel at Mach 9. For now this is nothing more than an active concept. There is no timeline for the Stargazer to enter service...
Lilium Jet Demonstrates Main Wing Transition
At the end of May Lilium announced that its test prototype of the Lilium Jet successfully achieved main wing transition. The technology demonstrator called "Phoenix 2" has demonstrated main wing transition which means it is the first ever full-size electric jet aircraft to transition from hover to wing-borne flight...
ZG-ONE eVTOL By ZeroG
One of the newest eVTOL proposals is from start-up ZeroG. It is called the ZG-ONE eVTOL. Established in early 2021 the company is looking to bring to market a unique 2-passenger eVTOL with six-axis and six-paddle configuration...
Dassault Falcon New Cabin Product
Dassault Aviation used the recently held European Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition (EBACE) to unveil a new cabin product for their new executive jets. The unveil centered around a luxurious suite for the cabin of the Falcon 6X and 8X. These two jets will initially have the suite available to customers if they wish to have it outfitted...
First VoloConnect Prototype eVTOL Takes Off
Volocopter's VoloConnect prototype eVTOL has taken to the skies on its first airborne tests. The company confirmed today that the prototype aircraft made its first flight on the 20th of May, 2022. Volocopter now has prototypes of all three versions (VoloConnect, VoloCity and VoloDrone ) of its eVTOLs. VoloCommect is the 4-seat passenger variant. The initial flight on the 20th endured 2 minutes and 14 seconds of airborne time...
Low-Speed Taxi Tests Completed By Eviation ALICE
A key part to the development of any aircraft program is the completion of Taxi trials. The Eviation ALICE all-electric aircraft has now concluded its low-speed taxi testing at the Arlington Municipal Airport (KAWO). With the taxi-tests done it also signals the first flight is just around the corner which is carded for Summer. The low-speed taxi-testing finished up in early May...
Stratolaunch ROC Ready For Talon-A Aerodynamic Testing
In April, JF wrote an article concerning Stratolaunch ROC ready to return to the skies. This article serves as an update to that one and we reveal the hypersonic vehicle it is supposed to carry. The first hypersonic vehicle is called Talon-A and below is a photo of the craft which is to be attached to the newly designed mount. The new centerline mount will be the center of attention as this will be the attachment point for future hypersonic test vehicles. Talon-A is expected to make its first flight with Stratolaunch ROC later this year. The vehicle is expected to fly in excess of Mach 5...
Eight-Leg Flight Completed By ALIA Prototype
eVTOLs are now starting to push the boundaries of endurance/range. One of them doing this is Beta Technologies eVTOL ALIA which recently flew a whopping 1,219 mile flight with 8 stops in between for recharging. The ALIA demonstrator traversed parts of New York, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, and Arkansas during the journey. The mission took alot of planning but in reality it succeeded. The demonstrator left from New York’s Plattsburgh International Airport (KPBG) on the 23rd of May. As aforementioned the aircraft made eight stops to recharge. It finally landed in Arkansas, at Bentonville Municipal Airport (KVBT)...
Development Update On Rolls Royce Pearl 10X
The Pearl 10X is one of the newest engines to the market that Rolls Royce is currently developing and actively testing. The new powerplant will power Dassault's new 10X in 2025 barring no delays. The engine which is the latest engine in the Pearl series is carded to produce 18,000 lbs of thrust. Another RR Pearl engine is the Pearl 700 which is powering the new Gulfstream G700. For Dassault and its selection of this latest Pearl engine, testing is progressing apace and so far the test hours have surpassed 1,000...
Key Partnerships In Development Of Lilium Jet
The month of May has been quite productive for eVTOL entity Lilium with them announcing a cadre of partnerships with aerospace related businesses for the continued development of the Lilium Jet. Lilium partners with Honeywell and DENSO to co-develop and manufacture electric motor for Lilium Jet. Lilium has partnered with Aernnova to Design and Build the Lilium Jet’s Propulsion Mounting System...
Part 135 FAA Certification Achieved By Joby Aviation
In a hugely important step towards entering into service (EIS), Joby Aviation has received Part 135 certification from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). This is a key piece of certification that will allow the company to commence on-demand air-taxi services in the future. The timeline shortened significantly as this approval was expected to come in the second half of 2022. However, it isn't the only part of approvals needed for EIS...
Upgraded Epic E1000 GX
Most airframers tend to update their models as time passes to keep their customer-base satisfied as well as provide options for existing and new clients. For Epic Aircraft they are doing the same thing with their fast turboprop the E1000 of which the latest iteration is the E1000 GX. They received Type Certificate for the GX model last year from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). One facet about the GX variant is that it has a 5-bladed composite prop from Hartzell. The regular E1000 has has a four-blade prop...
Textron Aviation First OEM With NATA Sustainability Recognition
Textron Aviation is the first OEM in the world to have achieved NATA Sustainability Recognition. The news is in relation to Textron's 20 service centers around the world which achieved the certification as part of the National Air Transportation Association’s (NATA) Sustainability Standard for Aviation Businesses in recognition of the company’s sustainability efforts...
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