JetForums - Jet Aviation's Premier Online Community Private and Business Jet Aviation Forum Fri, 17 Apr 2026 00:17:40 +0000 Fri, 17 Apr 2026 00:17:40 +0000 JetForums - Jet Aviation's Premier Online Community https://www.jetforums.net/ Private & Business Jet Videos - flying, landing, take-offs... Wed, 15 Apr 2026 14:55:05 +0000 https://www.jetforums.net/threads/private-business-jet-videos-flying-landing-take-offs.344/ https://www.jetforums.net/threads/private-business-jet-videos-flying-landing-take-offs.344/ invalid@example.com (Jet News) Jet News ALL the videos posted to this this thread can be found under each manufacturer's forum, so if you simply want to see videos of Gulfstream jets, visit the Gulfstream forum and look for the video thread. Same for other airframers.​
This Gulfstream came pretty close to clipping the perimeter fence at SXM, St. Maarten while on final, that could have been disastrous...

]]> 1392 News: Elysian E9X All-Electric Aircraft Tue, 14 Apr 2026 14:52:19 +0000 https://www.jetforums.net/threads/news-elysian-e9x-all-electric-aircraft.5259/ https://www.jetforums.net/threads/news-elysian-e9x-all-electric-aircraft.5259/ invalid@example.com (Jet News) Jet News All-Electric Elysian E9X
​The new Elysian E9X all-electric aircraft is by a Dutch start-up had the aircraft initially with an 8-motor setup. After a conceptional design review, recent revisions to the design now has the E9X with 6 motors and longer wings as well as increasing the maximum take off weight to above 80 tonnes. It has been envisioned to carry between 88 to 100 passengers. The operational range has been cited at 405 nautical miles....

News: Elysian E9X All-Electric Aircraft]]> 3 News: Elysian E9X All-Electric Aircraft Tue, 14 Apr 2026 14:52:19 +0000 https://www.jetforums.net/threads/news-elysian-e9x-all-electric-aircraft.5258/ https://www.jetforums.net/threads/news-elysian-e9x-all-electric-aircraft.5258/ invalid@example.com (Jet News) Jet News All-Electric Elysian E9X
​The new Elysian E9X all-electric aircraft is by a Dutch start-up had the aircraft initially with an 8-motor setup. After a conceptional design review, recent revisions to the design now has the E9X with 6 motors and longer wings as well as increasing the maximum take off weight to above 80 tonnes. It has been envisioned to carry between 88 to 100 passengers. The operational range has been cited at 405 nautical miles....

News: Elysian E9X All-Electric Aircraft]]> 3 News: Hermeus Greenlit For Supersonic Flights With MK2.1 Sun, 12 Apr 2026 15:54:07 +0000 https://www.jetforums.net/threads/news-hermeus-greenlit-for-supersonic-flights-with-mk2-1.5257/ https://www.jetforums.net/threads/news-hermeus-greenlit-for-supersonic-flights-with-mk2-1.5257/ invalid@example.com (Jet News) Jet News Quarterhorse MK 2.1 Supersonic Flights Go Ahead
​Quarterhorse MK 2.1 experimental vehicle by Hermeus has been given the greenlight to commence supersonic flight. On April 9th the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approved test flights for the Quarterhorse MK 2.1 above MACH 1. The program is going through incremental steps across the Quarterhorse program. The first example went through similar points of progression and now the second...

News: Hermeus Greenlit For Supersonic Flights With MK2.1]]> 3 News: Hermeus Greenlit For Supersonic Flights With MK2.1 Sun, 12 Apr 2026 15:54:07 +0000 https://www.jetforums.net/threads/news-hermeus-greenlit-for-supersonic-flights-with-mk2-1.5256/ https://www.jetforums.net/threads/news-hermeus-greenlit-for-supersonic-flights-with-mk2-1.5256/ invalid@example.com (Jet News) Jet News Quarterhorse MK 2.1 Supersonic Flights Go Ahead
​Quarterhorse MK 2.1 experimental vehicle by Hermeus has been given the greenlight to commence supersonic flight. On April 9th the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approved test flights for the Quarterhorse MK 2.1 above MACH 1. The program is going through incremental steps across the Quarterhorse program. The first example went through similar points of progression and now the second...

News: Hermeus Greenlit For Supersonic Flights With MK2.1]]> 3 News: Vertical Aerospace VALO Achieves First Piloted Transitional Flight Fri, 10 Apr 2026 18:11:52 +0000 https://www.jetforums.net/threads/news-vertical-aerospace-valo-achieves-first-piloted-transitional-flight.5260/ https://www.jetforums.net/threads/news-vertical-aerospace-valo-achieves-first-piloted-transitional-flight.5260/ invalid@example.com (Jet News) Jet News First Piloted Transitional Flight Achieved By VALO eVTOL
​The VALO eVTOL that is under testing by Vertical Aerospace in the UK achieved a major milestone at the start of April. On April 2nd, a piloted full-scale aircraft (they used a VX4 prototype) achieved transitional flight marking the first time that a piloted aircraft of the program conducted with maneuver. This is a critical phase of flight to competently and routinely execute as in real...

News: Vertical Aerospace VALO Achieves First Piloted Transitional Flight]]> 3 News: Vertical Aerospace VALO Achieves First Piloted Transitional Flight Fri, 10 Apr 2026 18:11:52 +0000 https://www.jetforums.net/threads/news-vertical-aerospace-valo-achieves-first-piloted-transitional-flight.5255/ https://www.jetforums.net/threads/news-vertical-aerospace-valo-achieves-first-piloted-transitional-flight.5255/ invalid@example.com (Jet News) Jet News First Piloted Transitional Flight Achieved By VALO eVTOL
​The VALO eVTOL that is under testing by Vertical Aerospace in the UK achieved a major milestone at the start of April. On April 2nd, a piloted full-scale aircraft (they used a VX4 prototype) achieved transitional flight marking the first time that a piloted aircraft of the program conducted with maneuver. This is a critical phase of flight to competently and routinely execute as in real...

News: Vertical Aerospace VALO Achieves First Piloted Transitional Flight]]> 3 News: 2026 EBACE Cancelled Fri, 10 Apr 2026 17:32:40 +0000 https://www.jetforums.net/threads/news-2026-ebace-cancelled.5254/ https://www.jetforums.net/threads/news-2026-ebace-cancelled.5254/ invalid@example.com (Jet News) Jet News EBACE26 Cancelled
​The European Business Aviation Association (EBAA) has taken the decision to cancel the 2026 edition of the European Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition (EBACE). For months, the organizers had been touting a rejiggered layout and format to the show making it more friendly to participants and attendees. Now with less than 8 weeks to the expected start of this year's show, the organizers have pulled the plug. ]]> 3 Drones, UAV/S, STOL Wed, 08 Apr 2026 14:03:44 +0000 https://www.jetforums.net/threads/drones-uav-s-stol.3312/ https://www.jetforums.net/threads/drones-uav-s-stol.3312/ invalid@example.com (Jet News) Jet News
Drones, UAV/S, STOL]]> 22 Commercial Aviation News Sat, 04 Apr 2026 13:55:53 +0000 https://www.jetforums.net/threads/commercial-aviation-news.321/ https://www.jetforums.net/threads/commercial-aviation-news.321/ invalid@example.com (Jet News) Jet News
Airbus has successfully powered-up the flight-deck of A350 XWB “MSN1” for the first time, following the initial application of electrical power to the aircraft’s front fuselage. This significant milestone was passed only two weeks after this section was delivered to the Final Assembly Line (FAL) in Toulouse. Moreover, it gives a promising indication of the A350...

Commercial Aviation News]]> 1577 Remote Controlled; Scale Jets Thu, 26 Mar 2026 14:54:47 +0000 https://www.jetforums.net/threads/remote-controlled-scale-jets.2551/ https://www.jetforums.net/threads/remote-controlled-scale-jets.2551/ invalid@example.com (Jet News) Jet News
]]> 313 Off Topic: Wheels, Gears, Turbines, Whatever... Thu, 26 Mar 2026 14:20:01 +0000 https://www.jetforums.net/threads/off-topic-wheels-gears-turbines-whatever.719/ https://www.jetforums.net/threads/off-topic-wheels-gears-turbines-whatever.719/ invalid@example.com (Jet News) Jet News
2012 certainly was a year of many highlights andalso many freakish events. How about this brand new 2012 BMW M5 totalled on the Autobahn in Germany and both the driver and passenger walked away from the incident. If you don't happen to know what the Autobahn is, it is perhaps one of he longest unrestricted roads in Germany. So you find alot of people...

Off Topic: Wheels, Gears, Turbines, Whatever...]]> 278 General Aviation/Helicopter News Thu, 26 Mar 2026 14:12:39 +0000 https://www.jetforums.net/threads/general-aviation-helicopter-news.686/ https://www.jetforums.net/threads/general-aviation-helicopter-news.686/ invalid@example.com (Jet News) Jet News
Four to Enter Aviation Hall of Fame Next Year ​


Charles Alfred Anderson; Maj. Gen. Patrick Brady; Captain Robert “Hoot” Gibson; and Dwane Wallace will be those persons to be inducted to the Aviation Hall of Fame in 2013. They are expected to be honoured at a black-tie dinner event. Two of the inductees will be entered posthumously.

The gala and induction ceremony will be held on October 4, 2013 at the NAHF’s Learning Center near to the National...

General Aviation/Helicopter News]]> 409 Gulfstream News Tue, 24 Mar 2026 12:46:07 +0000 https://www.jetforums.net/threads/gulfstream-news.456/ https://www.jetforums.net/threads/gulfstream-news.456/ invalid@example.com (Jet News) Jet News
http://www.gulfstream.com/products/g650/

Gulfstream News]]> 297 News: NASA X-59 Makes Second Flight; Returns Prematurely Mon, 23 Mar 2026 16:32:03 +0000 https://www.jetforums.net/threads/news-nasa-x-59-makes-second-flight-returns-prematurely.5252/ https://www.jetforums.net/threads/news-nasa-x-59-makes-second-flight-returns-prematurely.5252/ invalid@example.com (Jet News) Jet News X-59 Makes Returned To Base Early On Second Flight
​The X-59 Quiet Supersonic experimental program that is being undertaken by NASA and Lockheed Martin flew its second overall flight on March 20th, 2026. The flight ended prematurely due to a 'technical issue' but the team was able to collect information that will inform future tests. The aircraft departed at approximately 10:54 a.m. PDT from Edwards Air Force Base, near NASA Armstrong. Several...

News: NASA X-59 Makes Second Flight; Returns Prematurely]]> 3 News: NASA X-59 Makes Second Flight; Returns Prematurely Mon, 23 Mar 2026 16:32:03 +0000 https://www.jetforums.net/threads/news-nasa-x-59-makes-second-flight-returns-prematurely.5251/ https://www.jetforums.net/threads/news-nasa-x-59-makes-second-flight-returns-prematurely.5251/ invalid@example.com (Jet News) Jet News X-59 Makes Returned To Base Early On Second Flight
​The X-59 Quiet Supersonic experimental program that is being undertaken by NASA and Lockheed Martin flew its second overall flight on March 20th, 2026. The flight ended prematurely due to a 'technical issue' but the team was able to collect information that will inform future tests. The aircraft departed at approximately 10:54 a.m. PDT from Edwards Air Force Base, near NASA Armstrong. Several...

News: NASA X-59 Makes Second Flight; Returns Prematurely]]> 3 Jet Aviation Casualties Mon, 23 Mar 2026 11:07:02 +0000 https://www.jetforums.net/threads/jet-aviation-casualties.685/ https://www.jetforums.net/threads/jet-aviation-casualties.685/ invalid@example.com (Jet News) Jet News
More here...

http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/12/29/16232736-jet-rolls-off-moscow-runway-splits-apart?lite

Jet Aviation Casualties]]> 601 News: FAA Experimental Certification For MK 2.1 Quarterhorse Sat, 21 Mar 2026 21:30:31 +0000 https://www.jetforums.net/threads/news-faa-experimental-certification-for-mk-2-1-quarterhorse.5249/ https://www.jetforums.net/threads/news-faa-experimental-certification-for-mk-2-1-quarterhorse.5249/ invalid@example.com (Jet News) Jet News Hermeus Receives FAA Experimental Certification For MK 2.1 Quarterhorse
​Hermeus is back in the news again right after the experimental MK 2.1 Quarterhorse made its maiden flight. This time the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has granted Hermeus certification for the MK 2.1 Quarterhorse. This obviously is not the final type certification but a Special Airworthiness Certificate – Experimental Category (SAC-EC).]]> 3 News: FAA Experimental Certification For MK 2.1 Quarterhorse Sat, 21 Mar 2026 21:30:31 +0000 https://www.jetforums.net/threads/news-faa-experimental-certification-for-mk-2-1-quarterhorse.5248/ https://www.jetforums.net/threads/news-faa-experimental-certification-for-mk-2-1-quarterhorse.5248/ invalid@example.com (Jet News) Jet News Hermeus Receives FAA Experimental Certification For MK 2.1 Quarterhorse
​Hermeus is back in the news again right after the experimental MK 2.1 Quarterhorse made its maiden flight. This time the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has granted Hermeus certification for the MK 2.1 Quarterhorse. This obviously is not the final type certification but a Special Airworthiness Certificate – Experimental Category (SAC-EC).]]> 3 News: Beyond Aero Push-Prop Business Aircraft Fri, 20 Mar 2026 18:59:33 +0000 https://www.jetforums.net/threads/news-beyond-aero-push-prop-business-aircraft.5247/ https://www.jetforums.net/threads/news-beyond-aero-push-prop-business-aircraft.5247/ invalid@example.com (Jet News) Jet News Beyond Aero BYA-1 Hydrogen-Electric Business Aircraft
​French company Beyond Aero is a name that does not come up too many times but they are an enterprise that is seeking to bring the BYA-1 'business jet' to market. This is a hydrogen-electric powered aircraft that seats 8. Since the initial design there have been several changes to aspects of the design such as newer engines, the aircraft has increased the take-off weight as well. ]]> 3 News: Beyond Aero Push-Prop Business Aircraft Fri, 20 Mar 2026 18:59:33 +0000 https://www.jetforums.net/threads/news-beyond-aero-push-prop-business-aircraft.5246/ https://www.jetforums.net/threads/news-beyond-aero-push-prop-business-aircraft.5246/ invalid@example.com (Jet News) Jet News Beyond Aero BYA-1 Hydrogen-Electric Business Aircraft
​French company Beyond Aero is a name that does not come up too many times but they are an enterprise that is seeking to bring the BYA-1 'business jet' to market. This is a hydrogen-electric powered aircraft that seats 8. Since the initial design there have been several changes to aspects of the design such as newer engines, the aircraft has increased the take-off weight as well. ]]> 3