Tag: aviation
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Currently in development: Meet the new flock of VTOL’s that want to put you in the seat of a flying vehicle
Have a look at some of the flying vehicles that someday could carry passengers over traffic. The interest in the vertical takeoff and landing (commonly known as VTOL) aircrafts shows exponential growth and the worldwide demand of planes that don’t need runways will continue to rise, and so will the supply. But the era of…
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Zunum Aero x Safran Helicopter Engines to develop the next-generation hybrid-electric aircrafts
Zunum Aero, a pioneer in electric aviation, is taking a critical step towards realizing the delivery of an economical, efficient hybrid-to-electric aircraft by the early 2020s. The new Zunum aircraft will deliver breakthrough operating costs of 8 cents per available seat mile or $250 per hour for the aircraft, which is 60-80 percent lower…
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Lake Aircraft, the only FAA-certified single-engine amphibious airplane produced in the world, is for sale
More than 1300 Lake amphibian aircraft are flying in over 50 countries around the world. Now Lake Aircraft, FAA Type Certificate and Assets are Offered for Sale. This line of amphibious aircraft has been in production for over 50 years. Lake Aircraft was a manufacturer of amphibious aircraft. Its factory was in Sanford, Maine, USA,…
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HondaJet Elite, the ultimate time machine, debuted at AirVenture 2018
HondaJet Elite aircraft made its United States debut during the Experimental Aircraft Association’s (EAA) AirVenture 2018 in Oshkosh. Honda Aircraft Company revealed the new upgraded aircraft at a special hangar event ahead of the 2018 European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (EBACE) in Geneva, Switzerland. The HondaJet Elite has achieved an extended range of…
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SureFly hybrid-electric VTOL Multi-Copter aircraft is reinventing the helicopter
SureFly wants to change the helicopter industry. Now is the era of VTOLs and the time to discover the affordable, easy-to-pilot, safe answer to personal flight. The SureFly is a two-place, hybrid-electric VTOL multi-copter aircraft developed by Workhorse in Loveland, Ohio. It is designed to carry about 400 pounds of payload approximately 70 miles,…
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Built for a new world of three-dimensional transportation: BlackFly, the First USA-Qualified All-Electric VTOL
OPENER vehicles will be on display at EAA AirVenture 2018 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin from July 23 to July 29, 2018. The public is invited to view the vehicles in the Innovation Showcase, and also experience three- dimensional flight by operating the vehicles in a virtual reality simulation. BlackFly is the world’s first ultralight, all-electric,…