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McCauley Propeller C780 Available For King Air 300 Series
Beechcraft King Air 300 series now has an added boost from the new propeller that McCauley Propeller Systems has for this category aircraft. The C780 propeller is for the Beechcraft King Air B300 series and the first retrofit was already recently done and aircraft returned to service. The worked happened at Textron Aviation's Tampa Service Center...
World's First Piloted Hydrogen-Electric Flight
H2FLY has completed the world's first piloted Hydrogen-electric flight. While there are other players in relation to hydrogen-electric development most of these exploits are either ground-related testing or autonomous testing of the vehicle. H2FLY actually had a piloted vehicle with liquid hydrogen fuel in the electric aircraft. A number of flights were done piloting a demonstrator HY4 aircraft that was fitted with hydrogen-electric fuel cell propulsion...
RR Pearl 700 Certified By FAA
The Gulfstream G700 is anticipated to to be certified by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in the fourth quarter of this year. The powerplant powering the G700 had yet to be given full approval by the American regulatory body up until recently. The FAA has now given approval for the Rolls Royce Pearl 700 engine that powers the G700 and also the upcoming G800! Noteworthy is that this same engine was certified by EASA a year ago in September 2022. The BR700-730B2-14 is an advancement on the previous BR725 variant that powers the Gulfstream G650/ER...
Comfort; Speed; Range Enhanced On G700
After excessive testing of the Gulfstream G700, the airframer today has announced that it has increased the overall performance of this model. The range, speed and comfort for passengers in the cabin have all been enhanced. The G700 already had impressive figures but in an industry where the competition at the top is unrelenting, airframers have to constantly keep their class-leading products fully-desirable. In recent years, Gulfstream has been battling Bombardier for the top of the long-range, high-speed business class segment and the Global 7500 has taken over from the G650ER...
Preparation For First XB-1 Test Flight Advances
The last supersonic related aircraft published by JF was an article on the latest NASA X-59 QueSST aircraft, which at the time was moving towards ground testing... https://www.jetforums.net/threads/news-nasa-x-59-moves-towards-ground-testing.4686/#post-29151 . BOOM supersonic is also working on a fly-fast project but for the commercial market. BOOM supersonic is presently advancing its way towards the first flight of the XB-1 which is the scaled-down test demonstrator of what eventually will become the Overture supersonic jet...
EHang Likely To Be First In The World To Certify
The way the process is currently shaping-up the world's first eVTOL maker to be able to certify an autonomous eVTOL may not be in the West. It may well be in China. Chinese eVTOL manufacturer EHang could well be the first to certify its EH216-S two-seater. The craft will be autonomous (no pilot) carrying two passengers on short tourism related flights. These are marked differences between the EHang EH216-S and its western competition. It is pilotless and being used for very short tourism flights instead of the air taxi market...
Dual (FAA; EASA) Approvals For Falcon 6X
Dassault Aircraft finally receives Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for their new Falcon 6X. The simultaneous approvals were awarded on August 22nd 2023 and now permits the French airframer to commence deliveries to their international customers. The first delivery is in final works and expected to happen momentarily...
Electric 'Microliner' To Fly By 2030
Start-up Vaeridion is expected to bring a 9-passenger all-electric aircraft to market by 2030. The latest news is that they have joined forces with charter group ASL to help make the 2030 timeline feasible. Vaeridion, which is based in Germany, has not released alot of information on the new passenger electric aircraft but renders have been released giving a glimpse at the design logic...
TTBW Project Moves Ahead To Next Phase
At the start of the year JF wrote an article on a project that Boeing is involved in concerning a new design to an aircraft that is meant for efficiency. It is called the The Transonic Truss-Braced Wing (TTBW) and it is a NASA project that Boeing has taken the lead on. There is some movement forward on this new project and its experimental development. Under development it will be known as the X-66A and this is NASA's first experimental plane focused on helping the U.S...
Avantto; Epic Aircraft Sign Major Order For E1000 GX
Epic Aircraft is in the news recently because of a new relationship formed with Avantto. Avantto is one of the largest operators in the private aviation market in Latin America and a leading company in fractional ownership of jets and helicopters. This is good news for Epic Aircraft as this means a large order is in the works for them for the latest iteration of their E1000 turboprop single, the E1000 GX...
World's First High Performance Aviation Fuel Cell Compressor
"Aviation sustainability" is the current buzz phase but some manufacturers, airframers and developers are moving full-steam ahead with projects that positively affect the direction that sustainability will be going in the next few years. One such endeavour is the development of hydrogen-electric power generation for aviation...
First Tourism Space Flight By Virgin Galactic
Virgin Galactic is back in the news as it is taking on its next mission which is its first tourism flight to 'space' with private passengers today. The idea of space tourism for Virgin Galactic has been long in the making. Galactic 02 will take three passengers, a mother and daughter duo and an Olympian to the edge of space. The definition of the entry into space has some grey-area but internationally, the boundary between Earth's outer atmosphere and space is called the Karman line which sits 62 miles above sea level...
Eviation Appoints TLG Aerospace on Alice Aircraft
Eviation has now appointed TLG Aerospace for the development of the Production Configuration of Alice Aircraft. For those who do not know about Eviation Aircraft... it is a manufacturer of all-electric aircraft. They have announced the appointment of TLG Aerospace, a Seattle-based aerospace engineering company, for the design of the production configuration of the Alice commuter plane...
Delays Push Beechcraft Denali Into 2025
A couple hiccups late in the certification process for the Beechcraft Denali now serve to delay the certification of the aircraft which was expected to enter service this year will now be targeted for 2025. Not only does this delay the aircraft's service entry but it could serve to push-up the cost of the aircraft to the customer. The issues stem from certifying the GE Catalyst powerplant as well as the addition of Garmin's Autoland as standard equipment onboard the new Denali...
Gulfstream To Miss Delivery Targets For 2023
Although the Gulfstream G700 is anticipated to be certified by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in the fourth quarter of this year, starting those new deliveries for the new jet will not be enough to keep Gulfstream on par with last year's full-year deliveries. It is now anticipated Gulfstream will miss their delivery guidance target for 2023 by up to 6 aircraft. The airframer blames supply-chain woes...
Gulfstream Upgrades G650/ER With Block 3 Avionics Package
With Gulfstream introducing several new models since the Gulfstream G650, the G650 model will start to become the least-preferred choice for customers in the long-range, large cabin Gulfstream offering. To this end, Gulfstream is reworking the G650 but at this stage on the avionics front. Gulfstream announced that the Honeywell Primus Epic Block 3 upgrade is now available for the Gulfstream G650 and G650ER...
Autonomous Flights Of Wisk Cora At 2023 EAA Air Venture
Wisk Cora eVTOL made its first public debut at the ongoing EAA Air Venture in Oshkosh. The aircraft flew unmanned and autonomously at the show on July 25th. Of course it was one of Wisk's technology demonstrators but a fifth generation example. The flight which flew by a line of spectators at the show conducted the standard hover as well as transitions to forward flight as well as 360-degree pedal turns. The movements of the aircraft were monitored by Wisk controllers located all the way in Mountain View, California...
Latest Garmin Software For Caravan; Grand Caravan EX
Amidst all the updates business aircraft have been receiving in recent years avionics-related enhancements or overhauls have been at the forefront. In this case, Textron's Cessna Caravan and Grand Caravan EX will be focus of Garmin avionics enhancements in 2024. The popular utility turboprops have been the backbone of companies that have cargo, aeromedical, commuter services. The pilots operating them are about to be even more aware to the current situation and surroundings thanks to an improved user/operator experience...
First Flight For Diamond eDA40
Diamond Aircraft has announced that its eDA40, the all-electric version of the DA40, has made its first flight. Since it is a single-engine aircraft, it is powered by Safran's EngineUS 100 Electric engine. Certification is targeted for 2024. The first flight is significant kicking-off the rigorous flight-test program that will eventually lead to certification under EASA and FAA Part 23 rules by early 2024...
OpenSky Inc Flying Japan's First PC-12 NGX
OpenSky Inc., the Japanese “Private Jet Membership”, is the launch operator for the PC-12 NGX in Japan. The aircraft was recently delivered from Switzerland after arriving in Osaka, Japan. OpenSky Inc operates a PC-24 as well. With the cutting-edge PC-12 NGX and one PC-24, OpenSky Inc. serves a discerning clientele, offering a unique travel experience which stands out from the competition in terms of both product and service. The Japanese operator additionally took delivery of a PC-24 Super Versatile Jet this year, which it will also use to offer business flights...
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