UrbanLink Orders Crisalion, Traverse Aircraft
- 07 Jan 2025 09:55 AM
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On Dec. 4, UrbanLink Air Mobility expanded its plans for an electric regional aviation fleet by ordering 20 eVTOL aircraft from Spanish start-up Crisalion.
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SkyFly Completes Axe Hover, Low-Speed Flights
- 07 Jan 2025 09:49 AM
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UK-based SkyFly Technologies provided an update on Nov. 20 regarding the crewed test flights with its full-scale prototype conducted since receiving testing approval from the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) in June 2024.
CityAirbus NextGen Begins Flight Tests
- 07 Jan 2025 09:30 AM
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Airbus Helicopters CEO Bruno Even posted on social media on Nov. 6 that the company’s CityAirbus NextGen had begun test flights in Donauwörth, Germany.
SkyDrive Inks US Partnerships
- 07 Jan 2025 09:20 AM
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On Nov. 13, SkyDrive agreed to a partnership with Miamibased F&E Aircraft Maintenance (FEAM Aero), a leading provider of aircraft line maintenance services in numerous countries.
Honda to Begin Subscale Flight Tests
- 07 Jan 2025 09:13 AM
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On Oct. 29, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) granted an experimental special airworthiness certificate to Honda to begin test flights with a subscale model of its eVTOL aircraft.
Electric CTOL/STOL News, Jan/Feb 2025
- 07 Jan 2025 08:24 AM
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Here’s our roundup of recent news on battery-electric, hybrid-electric and hydrogen-electric conventional takeoff and landing (eCTOL) and short takeoff and landing (eSTOL) aircraft for advanced air mobility (AAM) applications.
Unmanned Aerospace’s GH-4 VTOL Gyroplane
- 06 Jan 2025 06:36 AM
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Unmanned Aerospace’s hydrogen-powered, autonomous VTOL gyroplane is gaining traction with the US Navy for low-cost logistics delivery.
The V/STOL V: Fine-Tuning the Triangular V/STOL Wheel
- 06 Jan 2025 05:30 AM
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The “Coming to Terms” column in the March/April 2023 issue of Vertiflite, “A Taxonomy of VTOL Aircraft Configuration Types — Part 3: Reinventing the Wheel,” was the last in a series of three successive installments that proposed a new taxonomy for characterizing vertical and/or short takeoff and landing (V/STOL) aircraft.
China eVTOL Aircraft Round-Up, Part 2
- 19 Dec 2024 02:02 PM
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Throughout the year, a wave of new electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft companies have emerged alongside more recognized, established names like AutoFlight, EHang and XPeng AeroHT. Some are newcomers, leveraging their expertise from aerospace giants, such as AVIC and COMAC, while others — like Aerospace Times Feipeng and Hangjing Innovation — already produce uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS).
18 Teams Enter 5th Annual Drone Competition
- 17 Dec 2024 11:20 AM
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In October, a record 18 university teams submitted letters of intent to compete in the fifth annual Design-Build-Vertical Flight (DBVF) Student Competition.
