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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...
Spiked Interest In ACJ TwoTwenty
The Airbus ACJ TwoTwenty has been creating significant interest recently. Besides being at the 2022 edition of the European Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition (EBACE), Airbus Corporate Jets has been experiencing forward traction with the aircraft. The ACJ TwoTwenty offers twice or more the amount of cabin room for a similar cost compared to the current new generation of large-cabin ultra-longrange executive jets. ACJ has sold 4 units adding to the backlog which now numbers 10. The TwoTwenty was launched in 2020...
Italian Armed Forces Add More Piaggio EVOs With Latest Order
Piaggio announced at the ongoing 2022 edition of the European Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition (EBACE) that it received an order for six Avanti EVO pusher-prop aircraft. The Directorate of Aeronautical Armaments and Airworthiness is who signed the order and deliveries will be made over the next two years. The Italian Armed Forces have been renewing their fleet of Avanti aircraft with new orders made back in 2019 as well as maintenance contracts...
EcoPulse To Fly By Year-End
Daher has been working on a TBM900 testbed-based hybrid-electric prototype for the last few years. The airframer is at the ongoing 2022 edition of the EBACE in Geneva and have given a timeline for when the testbed demonstrator should fly. Daher suggests that the EcoPulse will fly before the end of 2022. The EcoPulse has six wing-mounted 50-kW electric motors. It still has its main Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6 turboprop engine as well...
Testing On RR Pearl 700 Wrapping Up
The new Rolls Royce Pearl 700 powerplant which will be powering the brand new Gulfstream G700 is wrapping up testing according to the engine manufacturer. Rolls Royce revealed the news at the 2022 edition of EBACE being held in Geneva. If you are attending the show you can find them at Booth X93. Efforts are now shifting towards production of the engine. The new engine is markedly more efficient than previous generations like the BR72s that power the G650. The Pearl 700 engine is approximately 5% more efficient and offers 12% better thrust to weight ratio as well as 8% better take-off thrust...
Bombardier Unveils Global 8000 At EBACE 2022
The eternal competition between the top-tier airframers in the ultra-long range and large cabin executive jet industry continues. For a long time Gulfstream has been the king of the hill with their large cabin offerings but in recent years Bombardier has been challenging them and dethroning them in the process more so with the Global 7000 (now known as the Global 7500). Gulfstream naturally did not let this become the reality for very long and subsequently announced not one but two industry leading aircraft - the G700 and G800- specifically targeting Bombardier's advances...
New Orders Come In For BBJ This Year
Boeing Business Jets have been quiet for most of the year so far but this does not mean there isn't work happening with the bespoke-executive offshoot of Boeing. Recently the airframer made the announcement that it has received orders for four BBJ 737 Max aircraft from various customers. Of course all of them are undisclosed customers at this stage. As successors to the original BBJ family, the BBJ 737-7, BBJ 737-8 and BBJ 737-9 have CFM LEAP- 1B engines, improved aerodynamics and advanced systems that deliver double-digit reductions in fuel consumption and emissions and a 40% reduction in noise. Also range has been improved significantly...
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