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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...
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...
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