Joby Flies 155 Miles in 77 minutes
- 27 Jul 2021 08:30 AM
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Longest and farthest flight an eVTOL aircraft to date; largest passenger-carrying capable aircraft conducting eVTOL flights
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P&WC’s Hybrid-Electric De Havilland Dash 8-100 Technology Demonstrator Receives Funding
- 19 Jul 2021 07:31 AM
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Pratt & Whitney Canada and De Havilland Canada are collaborating in the development of a hybrid-electric propulsion system for regional aircraft that will represent the next step-change in efficiency for aircraft engines.
Tier 1 Engineering Reveals its Second Battery-Electric Robinson R44 Helicopter
- 15 Jul 2021 09:09 AM
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For the past five years, Tier 1 Engineering of Santa Ana, California, has been flight-testing and refining an electric-powered version of the Robinson R44 — the world’s best-selling general aviation helicopter for the past 22 years — with nearly 7,500 delivered.
Press Release: 15th Annual Electric Aircraft Symposium
- 14 Jul 2021 12:18 PM
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Nearly 60 of the world’s leading electric aircraft developers and technology experts will be speaking at the CAFE Foundation’s 15th Annual Electric Aircraft Symposium (EAS), held online next week on July 20-22, 2021. Registration information and details are available at www.vtol.org/eas.
CAE and Volocopter Partner to Create Global eVTOL Pilot Training Program
- 08 Jul 2021 08:36 AM
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With a goal to launching its first electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft services in a number of cities in the next five years, urban air mobility (UAM) pioneer Volocopter has formed a strategic partnership with global aviation leader CAE to develop, certify and deploy an innovative eVTOL pilot training program.
Turning Point
- 07 Jul 2021 10:13 AM
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Actor, director and activist Christopher Reeve said in a 1996 speech, “So many of our dreams at first seem impossible, then they seem improbable, and then, when we summon the will, they soon become inevitable.”
Commentary: Workforce: Diversity Wins
- 30 Jun 2021 02:12 PM
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Much has been said and debated about diversity, particularly in the US over the past year. While this is often wrapped up in discussions of discrimination and social justice — very important issues for society to tackle — this commentary is not about that.
Coming to Terms: The Design
- 29 Jun 2021 08:05 PM
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When someone talks about “The Design,” keep in mind that it’s a reference point… but it’s only the plan.
Skyworks Announces Up to 200 Orders
- 29 Jun 2021 04:21 PM
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As this issue was going to press, Skyworks Aeronautics announced the order of 100 eGyro electric gyroplanes by a consortium of Mint Air and Mobius.energy, with options for an additional 100.
Airspeeder Takes Off
- 29 Jun 2021 04:16 PM
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eVTOL aircraft developer Alauda Aeronautics, based in Adelaide, Australia, and its Airspeeder racing affiliate company announced, on June 17, the first flight of its unmanned Mk. 3 eVTOL under the observation of Australia’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA).
