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Will the electric-powered flight be turned into an everyday reality? NASA’s X-57 Maxwell moves towards first flight

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  X-57 Maxwell, NASA’s first all-electric plane moves from the prototype phase towards first flight. NASA to Begin High-Voltage Ground Testing on All-Electric X-57. Engineers, researchers, pilots, visual artists, and many other people from the four flight centers and business partnerships work together to make the X-57 Maxwell idea a reality. What is the X-57? … Read more

Joby Aviation released first footage of its revolutionary all-electric VTOL aircraft in flight

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    Joby Aviation’s pioneering electric aircraft is making air taxi service a reality in 2024. With more than 1,000 test flights completed over the last 10 years, Joby Aviation, the American venture-backed aerospace company and developer of VTOL personal air vehicles designed for air taxi services, intends to use its piloted, four-passenger aircraft to … Read more

Cavorite X5 is one of the best looking eVTOLs in development

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  Vertical take-off and landing for short runway or urban landing situations. Within 2 years, the Cavorite X5 hybrid eVTOL prototype by Canadian startup Horizon Aircraft will be flying and making history. Using intelligent design principles to reduce technical risk, as well as integrating sub-systems already extensively tested, the Cavorite X5 project is on track, … Read more

hydrogen aviation: ZeroAvia secured funding to deliver a breakthrough hydrogen-electric powered aircraft by 2023

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  ZeroAvia’s HyFlyer II will deliver the first certifiable hydrogen-electric powertrain for aircraft of up to 19-seats, making zero emissions flight a reality for passengers. ZeroAvia secures £12.3m UK Government grant to bring 19-seat hydrogen-electric aviation powertrain to market. ZeroAvia, the leading innovator in decarbonising commercial aviation, has secured £12.3m ($16.3m) in Government funding through … Read more

The world’s most efficient eVTOL is designed to travel non-stop for 800km+

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    The World’s Most Efficient eVTOL travels further using less energy. This aircraft will allow passengers to be able to bypass traffic congestion, and travel at high speed by air from any location with a landing pad. The unique structural and system design of Vertiia is well suited to both urban and regional passenger … Read more

New Beechcraft King Air 260 Jet is offering superior upgrades and a greater ease of flying

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    Textron Aviation is taking a legendary aircraft and is adding technological advancements that will allow aviation customers to achieve their varied missions. Nearly 7,600 Beechcraft King Air turboprops have been delivered to customers around the world since 1964, making it the best-selling business turboprop family in the world. The worldwide fleet has surpassed … Read more