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Sydney Seaplanes Latest To Order Eve eVTOL
Embraer eVTOL subsidiary Embraer Eve is enjoying a good period in terms of accumulating firm and potential orders. The latest is from an Australian operator called Sydney Seaplanes where they made an order for 50 Embraer Eve eVTOL. Before this another Australian operator, Nautilus Aviation ordered the same 4 passenger eVTOL. Sydney Seaplanes is looking to utilize the eVTOLs on tourist flights by 2026. It is also part of a greater push by the operator to become largely zero-emissions in the near future...
PW812D Certified By Transport Canada
Pratt & Whitney has received certification from Transport Canada for its PW812D powerplant which is destined to power the new Dassault Falcon 6X. "Pratt & Whitney Canada’s PW812D engine is a major step forward in fuel efficiency, maintainability and performance, and will help make the 6X a truly outstanding aircraft," said Eric Trappier, Chairman and CEO of Dassault Aviation...
Orb Aerospace Moves Forward With Development Of SJX EVTOL
Have you heard about Orb Aerospace? They were previously known as Wind Craft Aviation. Wind Craft Aviation, a company developing electric aviation technology in unprecedented new ways, announced their rebranding into Orb Aerospace back in February of this year. The company is presently working on an eVTOL in which they have a demonstrator under testing. In fact recently they tested the eVTOL and its hovering capabilities as seen in the last photo...
First Autonomous Flight For EHang 216
EHang's EHang 216 Autonomous Aerial Vehicle (AAV) recently completed its first demonstration flight in the serene surroundings of Bali, Indonesia. This demonstration flight was conducted under EHang’s cooperation with an Indonesian local partner Prestige Aviation, a subsidiary of Prestige Corp. The demonstration flight only lasted for five minutes but was done autonomously...
QueSST Demonstrator In Final Assembly
The collaboration between NASA and Lockheed Martin to produce the QueSST (Quiet SuperSonic Technology) Demonstrator to prove the technology that would aid in the aircraft going supersonic over land and resulting in just a simple 'thump' is making its way to final assembly. The X-59 QueSST demonstrator is being assembled and then will be powered on and have those systems initially tested before the aircraft is moved to Lockheed Martin’s facilities located in Fort Worth, Texas, for structural testing...
FAA Certifies Tecnam P2010 Tdi
The General Aviation market now has even more options with the recent Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certification of the Tecnam P2010 Tdi. The P2010 airframe, with its wide, composite, fuselage design and the all-metal wing and stabilator, has proven to be the perfect platform to match the Diesel engine performance and capabilities. The consolidated comfort, 3rd door back seat accessibility, safety and reliability of the 'P Twenty-Ten' are now accompanied by the added efficiency granted by the use of Diesel/JetA1 fuel...
AURUS Business Jet Revealed
The Aurus business jet is the latest executive jet to hit the market. Chances are you have not heard of it. An example of it was on display at the just-concluded Dubai Air Show. You probably have heard of the Sukhoi Business Jet or its commercial variation as the Sukhoi SuperJet 100. The Aurus business jet is based on this model aircraft. The Aurus jet will in no way be able to compete with it's western peers on range or space but it still offers a comfortable cabin for guests and is more-than-capable of flying around in the Middle Eastern region with its 3,888 nautical mile range thanks to addition fuel tanks...
New PC-7 MKX Unveiled By Pilatus
The latest model derivative coming from Swiss airframer Pilatus is the PC-7 MKX. This is the newest iteration of their basic trainer offering. The aircraft was unveiled for the first time at the ongoing 2021 edition of the Dubai Air Show. It is being dubbed as the world's best smart basic trainer. A state-of-the-art cockpit with smart avionics is at the core of the brand-new PC-7 MKX. The cockpit is centered on a three-display philosophy utilizing the next generation of high definition screens...
Airbus Corporate Jets; Alpha Star Aviation Sign New Gen IFE
Airbus Corporate Jets (ACJ) has signed with Alpha Star Aviation on a new generation of In Flight Entertainment that is based on LIFI (Light Fidelity). This technology is different to WIFI (Wireless Fidelity). LiFi is the latest wireless communication technology which uses light to transmit data. It will allow among others analog and digital audio output, USBc ports, 3G-SDI input as well as HDMI connections. Features include Audio Video On Demand (AVOD), casting, mirroring, web browser, live TV, moving map and its own integrated video conferencing...
New Volocopter Flies Over Incheon Airport South Korea
Yesterday Volocopter flew its eVTOL over South Korea Incheon Airport. German urban air mobility (UAM) pioneer, Volocopter, conducted a crewed public test flight in front of hundreds of spectators at Incheon Airport in Seoul, South Korea. As part of the 2021 K-UAM Confex, the 5-minute flight trial covered approximately 3 kilometers and reached a maximum altitude of 50 meters and a maximum speed of 45 km/h. One week earlier, on 11 November, the air taxi company completed a public test flight at Gimpo International Airport...
Embraer Receives Continuing Order For Phenom 300s
Brazilian executive jet airframer Embraer has received a further large order for Phenom 300s. The order comes from well known operator NetJets who already operates a large quantity of the type. In fact, Embraer delivered more than 100 of these light jets to NetJets and now that company made an order for another 100. Initially NetJets first signed a purchase agreement with Embraer in 2010, for 50 Phenom 300 executive jets plus up to 75 options...
GE Aviation Completes First In-Flight Test Of Catalyst Engine
The first in-flight test flight of the GE Aviation Catalyst engine has been completed. This engine is for their launch customer, Textron Aviation who is developing the new twin-engine turboprop called the Beechcraft Denali (previously known as the Cessna Denali)...
Lufthansa Technik 'EXPLORER' Concept Finalized
JF wrote an article a few months ago when Lufthansa Technik used the Monaco Yacht Show (MYS) to unveil -what they termed- as the EXPLORER concept. https://www.jetforums.net/threads/news-lufthansa-technik-unveils-explorer-concept-cabin-at-mys.3976/ .This was a design for an Airbus ACJ330 which would be unlike anything we have seen before; utilizing that platform. Not many concepts have been developed for the A330 platform and Lufthansa Technik saw the opportunity to bring a new look and design using this jet's platform. What they presented at the MYS back in September was not the final version...
Hermeus 'Quarterhorse' Prototype Comes Alive At Unveiling
In August, JF wrote an article on the new Hermeus 'Quarterhorse' demonstrator which is being aimed at flying in 2022. https://www.jetforums.net/threads/news-hermeus-quarterhorse-to-fly-n-2022.3910/ To reach this step the demonstrator needs to be tested on the ground before it can even fly to validate the design and technology. Recently Hermeus celebrated the powering-up of this aircraft for the first time -publicly-. "Last week we held a little event and unveiled a full-scale prototype of our first aircraft Quarterhorse", said the Hermeus company...
ACJ Highlights Their ACJ319neo Offering With K5 Aviation
The Airbus Corporate Jet (ACJ) encompasses many models that run from the ACJ TwoTwenty, through to the regular ACJneo which would encompass the 318, 319 and 320neo family and it also covers the widebody segment taking in the ACJ330neo and even as large as the ACJ350. The company recently had an ACJ319neo on display at NBAA-BACE last month which is operated by K5 Aviation...
Gulfstream G700; G600 Set New City-Pair Records
Towards the end of October, Gulfstream was able to attain even more prestige with their next generation aircraft. New city-pairs have been made utilizing the G600 and the all-new G700 -which has not entered service yet-. The G700, the one involved in the record was full-outfitted with a finished interior performing flawlessly between the city-pair of Houston, Texas, to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia flying 7,172 nautical miles/13,283 kilometers, its longest-distance flight to date. That flight was flown at an average of MACH 0.87 and achieved the distance in 13 hours and 40 minutes...
$400M Global Production Site To Open In 2023
Come 2023 Canadian airframer Bombardier will open its brand new $400-million dollar production site at Toronto Pearson. It will be for Global line production and will replace its current 1960s era Downsview plant. In 2019 the company made the announcement that they were moving their Global Jet family aircraft production to a new site. The new 770,000 sq-ft facility will also be significantly more environmentally friendly and efficient...
JetForums; Flying Into The Future
Over the past 2 years we've watched jet aviation undergo a revolution that is reshaping private aircraft and we've documented this daily. We're literally watching the future unfold with a slew of super-sonic aircraft, electric aircraft, eVTOLs and Ducted Fans. If you have an interest in jet aviation, we built a community specifically for you...
ZeroAvia Incorporating Hydrogen Powertrain Into Dash-8-400
Zero-emissions aircraft are coming to reality in all shapes and forms whether it is a new development or using an existing platform and reengineering it, this trend is picking up. The latter is the case when it comes to what company ZeroAvia is doing. ZeroAvia is endeavouring to change the powertrain of the DeHavilland DHC-8-400 (Q400) to a 3MW+ hydrogen-electric powertrain system. The aircraft will contain a ZA2000, the largest ZeroAvia's powertrain platform, capable of producing between 2,000 kW and 5,000 kW...
New 7-Bladed Prop Awarded EASA STC
Prop manufacturer MT-Propeller has been hard at work finessing advanced multi-blade propellers that calls for 7 and even up to 9 blades. Right now they just received STC from EASA for the installation of the new 7-blade Silent 7 Propeller MTV-37-1-E-C-F-R(G)/CFR228-54( ) on the twin engine aircraft Shorts SC-7 Sky Van. The STC was granted in early October...
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