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Spirit of Innovation, Rolls-Royce’s first electric plane, is finally ready for the skies. The first flight of Rolls-Royce’s revolutionary Spirit of Innovation electric aircraft signals a huge step forward in the global transition to cleaner forms of flight. The plane took to the skies propelled by its powerful 400kW (500+hp) electric powertrain with … Read more
Terrafugia, the world’s first flying car launches Seeker, a quick and quiet autonomous VTOL. Terrafugia announces the launch of a new brand, Commaris, and the brand’s first product, the Seeker, an innovative, electric, fixed-wing/VTOL hybrid aircraft designed explicitly for autonomous commercial aerial applications. Terrafugia was founded in 2006 with the goal of delivering … Read more
Joby, the California-headquartered transportation company developing an all-electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft, and NASA Collaborate to measure noise footprint of electric air taxi. NASA’s AAM National Campaign is designed to promote public confidence in emerging aviation markets, such as passenger air taxis, through flight testing in realistic scenarios and data analysis that will … Read more
Sustainable space race: Mk-II Aurora is on track to reach low-space orbit in 2022. Dawn Aerospace, a New Zealand-Dutch space transportation company, has conducted five flights of the company’s Mk-II Aurora suborbital spaceplane. The flights were to assess the airframe and avionics of the vehicle, and were conducted using surrogate jet engines. The campaign … Read more
A New Partnership Will Dramatically Accelerate Global Availability of Hydrogen-Powered eVTOLs, Including World’s First Manned Hydrogen Helicopter. The global eVTOL market size is forecasted to grow from an estimated $74 million in 2025 to $860 million by 2030, according to new market research. In the first few months of 2021 alone, $5 billion of … Read more
Textron Aviation successfully completed initial ground engine runs on the prototype Beechcraft Denali single-engine turboprop powered by GE Aviation’s new advanced Catalyst engine. The ground engine runs, which took place at Textron Aviation’s west campus in Wichita, Kansas, verified the functionality of the fuel system and engine, as well as the interface with the … Read more