Air TaxiWisk Moves Forward with Transport Trial in New Zealand; Adds Insitu Integration Wisk, the company developing the electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft Cora, is moving forward with its "Transport Trial" to advance autonomous flight in New Zealand, according to a March 29…
Air TaxiFuel Cell Technology for Larger Aircraft Could Lower Emissions The aerospace industry has proven it can utilize fuel cells for small aircraft. Now, industry experts want to integrate fuel cell technology into larger aircraft and think they can create lower emissions…
Air TaxiLilium Reveals New 7-Seater eVTOL and Merger with Qell Lilium revealed its latest electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, the 7-Seater Lilium Jet, as a culmination of four generations of technology demonstrators, according to a March 30 press release published…
Air TaxiLaunchPoint’s Propulsion Design Tool Could Help Advance eVTOLs The design tool which allowed LaunchPoint Electric Propulsion Solutions, Inc. to develop its patented electric motors and hybrid-electric propulsion systems is now available for commercial use, the company announced. Modeling Advanced Aircraft…
Embedded AvionicsUS Coast Guard to Use NG3 Avionics I/O Computer for Minotaur Program The Coast Guard will be using Astronics Corporation’s new NG3 Avionics I/O Computers for its Minotaur program, according to a March 24 press release. The computer will connect to avionics systems on…
AI & AutonomyNASA Prepares for Next Step in Mars Ingenuity Helicopter Flight Demonstration NASA’s Ingenuity Mars helicopter has survived as a spacecraft and now its team at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is working on its transition into its aircraft duties that could lead it…
CommercialFAA Streamlines Commercial Space Launch and Re-Entry with New Part 450 Rule The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced a new Part 450 final rule for commercial space launch and re-entry regulations. The rule contains requirements for obtaining a vehicle operator license, safety requirements, and…
Air TaxiHow Horizon Aircraft Plans to Join the eVTOL Market with a Mostly Traditional Aircraft Horizon Aircraft thinks they’ve found the solution for electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft (eVTOLs): make them fly like traditional aircraft. Where many companies are working on creating completely new designs for…