Category: Aviation
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With demand for 8,700 new airplanes, China’s commercial fleet expected to double by 2040
More than 10,000 Boeing airplanes fly throughout the world with integrated China-built parts and assemblies. Leading global aerospace company Boeing forecasts that China’s airlines will require 8,700 new airplanes by 2040, valued at $1.47 trillion, to meet expanding commercial air travel demand. The 20-year forecast reflects the China aviation market’s rebound and further…
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Electric air travel may be here sooner than expected with Rolls-Royce’s first electric plane
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…
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Flying cars are cool, but inspections autonomous VTOLs are more lucrative ventures
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…
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eVTOL manufacturer and NASA study the acoustic signature of the Electric Air Taxis
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…
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Mk-II Aurora reusable rocket ship to be the first spaceplane to access space multiple times per day
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…
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The World’s First Manned Hydrogen-Powered Helicopter will fly from 2025
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…