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Range Anxiety of Electric Aircraft

Range Anxiety of Electric Aircraft

  • 31 Oct 2023 08:46 AM
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Battery performance and associated aircraft range capability remains a major area of focus for the nascent electric aircraft industry. The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) recognized the need for civil aviation authorities to assess battery performance for electric aircraft in a recently published white paper, “Managing Range and Endurance of Battery-Electric Aircraft.”

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Beta Goes the Distance

Beta Goes the Distance

  • 27 Oct 2023 09:20 AM
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Beta Technologies’ recent opening of its new 188,500-ft² (17,500-m²) manufacturing plant for its Alia aircraft is the latest indicator that the 2017-founded South Burlington, Vermont-based company is one of the world’s leading electric aircraft companies. Beta has two prototype Alia aircraft that it is currently testing for two future models: the CX300 electric conventional takeoff and landing (eCTOL) and A250 electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. The two aircraft share 80% common design elements, creating a simple, streamlined path to commercialization and certification, Beta says. The company plans to produce up to 300 aircraft per year and eventually hire hundreds of factory workers, beyond its 600 employees today.

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TCab Begins Flight Tests

TCab Begins Flight Tests

  • 25 Oct 2023 08:45 PM
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On Aug. 15, TCab Tech revealed that it had begun testing a skeleton prototype of its E20 eVTOL aircraft.

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NBAA-BACE Showcases AAM

NBAA-BACE Showcases AAM

  • 24 Oct 2023 09:26 AM
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This year’s Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (BACE) featured a number of advanced air mobility (AAM) exhibitors in the show’s innovation area and a series of presentations highlighting emerging technology and market challenges.

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VFS Electric VTOL Directory Hits 900 Concepts

VFS Electric VTOL Directory Hits 900 Concepts

  • 10 Oct 2023 06:30 AM
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The Vertical Flight Society (VFS), the world’s leading non-profit organization working to advance vertical flight, announces today that the number of electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft concepts being tracked in its World eVTOL Aircraft Directory has now exceeded 900 designs from more than 400 companies and innovators worldwide.

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Joby Connects the Dots and Delivers

Joby Connects the Dots and Delivers

  • 26 Sep 2023 11:32 AM
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Joby Aviation recently achieved a major milestone with the US Department of Defense when it delivered the first Joby production eVTOL aircraft (N5421A) to Edwards Air Force Base in California for military evaluation and flight testing.

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SURVICE: Adding On

SURVICE: Adding On

  • 20 Sep 2023 07:11 PM
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SURVICE Engineering is adherent to the growth-through acquisition strategy.

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SURVICE: Humble Beginnings

SURVICE: Humble Beginnings

  • 20 Sep 2023 06:49 PM
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VFS began its Transformative Vertical Flight workshops nearly a decade ago because of the groundswell of innovators around the world who were harnessing advancements in batteries, electric motors, advanced manufacturing and fly-by-wire flight controls to get eVTOL aircraft off the ground.

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Paris Air Mobility Program

Paris Air Mobility Program

  • 20 Sep 2023 06:04 PM
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The Aviation Week Network hosted a three-day mini symposium in Hall 5, in the middle of the AAM vehicle display.

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Joby to Build Air Taxis in Dayton

Joby to Build Air Taxis in Dayton

  • 18 Sep 2023 06:00 AM
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Joby plans to locate its first scaled eVTOL aircraft production facility in Dayton, Ohio. Construction will begin in 2024.

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