While 2022 brought us Finnair’s innovative and much lauded, non-recline Airlounge business class seat, Virgin Atlantic’s A330neo glamorous Upper Class suites and Delta’s new First Class on the A321neo, 2023 certainly won’t be falling behind when it comes to cabin revamps. We do not intend to present here an exhaustive list of every single cabin upgrade currently in the...
First, let’s take a brief look at what is meant when we refer to the speed of an aircraft. The speeds reported in this list have usually been achieved during test flights involving special test aircraft in clean configuration (carrying no weapons or external fuel tanks). These tests show what the aircraft are capable of. However, in their day-to-day operations the jets...
DARPA’s Control of Revolutionary Aircraft with Novel Effectors (CRANE) program aims to develop an X-Plane without moving control surfaces. Instead, the aircraft would rely on active flow control (AFC), maneuvering by use of air drawn from its engine, expelled from several exhausts over its airframe at different speeds. This would reduce the aircraft’s weight, simplify...
There’s nothing like adding to your flight school fleet to start the new year on a good note, and the team at Paragon Flight Training in Fort Myers, Florida, is doing just that with four new Piper P100is, delivered this week. This brings the number of aircraft in the fleet up to 25. The school, based at Page Field (KFMY), had a goal of acquiring 10 new Piper aircraft in...
Continuing on its path to develop significant safety upgrades for the turbine and turboprop markets, Innovative Solutions & Support [NASDAQ: ISSC] announced today that it has gained FAA approval under a supplemental type certificate (STC) for its ThrustSense autothrottle for Beechcraft King Air 200 and 300 models equipped with the Garmin G1000 standard and NXi integrated...
When my wife and I were shopping for an airplane last summer we checked out a Beech A36 Bonanza whose owner reminded us that it would be a big jump from our rented Cessna 172. “The Bonanza is a lot of airplane,” he said. “You’ll need training.” I remember bristling a bit and thinking, “Doesn’t this guy know that I have my complex and high-performance endorsements?” Some...
Horizon Aircraft said it completed initial hover testing of a half-scale prototype of its planned hybrid eVTOL aircraft called the Cavorite X5. The company said it expects to begin testing the aircraft in transitions from hover to cruise flight during the first quarter of this year. Among the many eVTOL designs that startup companies are developing, the Horizon prototyp...
Archer Aviation Inc. (NYSE: ACHR) said it entered an agreement with international carmaker Stellantis N.V. (NYSE: STLA) aimed at setting up manufacturing facilities and beginning mass production of Archer’s Midnight eVTOL aircraft in 2024. The companies’ announcement could make the prospect of widespread eVTOL transport in the near future easier for pilots to visualize....
MT-Propeller said it flight-tested a propeller with 11 blades as part of a continuing program to advance propeller technology and efficiency. While you might think the new product would look great on the nose of your Piper Saratoga, MT designed it with turbine and electric power systems in mind. For the tests, the German company said it mounted the propeller on the r...
This is one of the most important technological feats to making operational hypersonic flight a reality, the company has said. Chimera is a turbine-based combined cycle engine (TBCC) – which basically means it’s a hybrid between a turbojet and a ramjet. The ability to switch between these two modes allows Hermeus’ first aircraft, Quarterhorse, to take off from a regular...
That is partly because airlines over the past decade have invested heavily into a halo product that’s not at the front of the plane, but the most sought after instead. For some airlines that’s meant the removal of First Class altogether, for others a new hybrid Premium Business Class has been developed, and then most recently, for the likes of Lufthansa, an entirely new ...
The cooperation between the two companies goes back to a project managed by the US subsidiary BBG North America. Composite prototype parts were produced for the aircraft manufacturer at the BBG technical centre at Oxford, Michigan. Convinced of the "made in Germany" production technology, the company ordered a pilot plant including the moulds for the production of lightw...
Airbus will start ground and flight testing this fuel cell engine architecture onboard its ZEROe A380 demonstrator aircraft towards the middle of the decade. The A380 MSN1 flight test aircraft for new hydrogen technologies is currently being modified to carry liquid hydrogen tanks and their associated distribution systems. “Fuel cells are a potential solution to help us...
The helicopter will be equipped with firefighting equipment including a 2,650-gallon water/fire-retardant tank with a quick-fill snorkel and is kitted for night-time operations. With a nearby water source, a single Air Crane can drop up to 25,000 gallons an hour on a fire. The Portland, Oregon company manufactures and performs MRO services for the S-64 as the OEM after...
The award is based on Bell’s V-280 Valor tiltrotor that was developed and tested as part of the Joint Multi-Role Technology Demonstrator (JMR TD) programme that began in 2013. The V-280 progressed through design, manufacturing, and more than three years of rigorous flight testing that provided extensive data validating the technical and operational advantages of the air...
Based in Everett, Washington, MagniX has been developing electric motors—or electric propulsion units (EPUs)—since 2009. According to the company, its propulsion systems for aircraft are power source-agnostic, meaning they can work with any type of power input. That includes hydrogen fuel cells, which the company plans to offer in addition to its electric and hybrid-elec...
The December 2 ceremony was held under darkening skies at the manufacturer’s facility at Palmdale Airport in California and was attended by Northrop Grumman personnel and senior military and government officials, including defense secretary Lloyd Austin. “The B-21 Raider is the first strategic bomber in more than three decades,” said Austin. “It is a testament to Americ...
The company plans to launch an eVTOL flight route between one of its vertiports near Montreal and New York’s Syracuse Hancock International Airport (KSYR). While the cross-border route will initially be used to transport commercial cargo between the U.S. and Canada, VPorts said passengers will also be able to travel the route using eVTOL air taxis. VPorts has not specif...
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“The engine has also been certified by Transport Canada and the European Union Aviation Safety Agency,” said P&WC president Maria Della Posta. “We successfully achieved this critical step by working closely with Dassault since the launch of the 6X program.” FAA certification comes after P&WC completed some 6,100 hours of engine testing. That includes more than 1,150 hou...
There was a time, mostly during aviation’s golden age, when airports were judged by their hangars. Yes, trends in transportation architecture produced spectacular terminal buildings during the same period, but big, beautiful hangars arguably suggested more about the impressive machines housed within. Some hangars are fairly famous, like Hangars 1 and 2 at New York’s Flo...
Archer Aviation Inc. unveiled Midnight, its production eVTOL aircraft, during an open house event today in Palo Alto, California. The Midnight, designed to carry a pilot and four passengers, is an evolution of the company’s prototype model called Maker. The company said the Midnight is designed to complete two short, consecutive flights of 20 sm or so followed by chargi...
This week, the FAA issued the airworthiness criteria that eVTOL startup Joby (NYSE: JOBY) needs to meet to certify its aircraft. The document outlines the airworthiness standards the FAA deems applicable for Joby’s powered lift design. Joby’s JAS4-1 eVTOL is designed with a maximum takeoff weight of 4,800 pounds, capable of carrying four pilots and four passengers. It u...
Standard delivery, scheduled delivery, pickup … and drone delivery? Most food delivery apps only offer those first three options. But DoorDash (NYSE: DASH) on Monday launched a pilot of on-demand drone delivery in Logan, Australia, with Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) subsidiary Wing, which has been operating in the Brisbane suburb since 2019. It’s the first time the drone de...
Requiring open architecture (OA) in baggage screening is a powerful action airport operators can take today to address the operational and staffing challenges that have affected post-pandemic travel at major airports. In any hardware procurement, OA must be considered in relation to future integrations or data use. Systems, which produce open and standardized data, ensu...
The installation of the F414-GE-100 engine took place at Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works facility in Palmdale, California, earlier this month, marking a major milestone as the X-59 approaches the completion of its assembly. The 13-foot-long engine from General Electric Aviation packs 22,000 pounds of propulsion energy and will power the X-59 as it flies at speeds up to Ma...
Twenty-ton molds for lightweight carbon fiber components can easily be conveyed to huge ovens where their contents are hardened at temperatures of up to 400°C. This is made possible by an innovative heavy-duty AGV from Stäubli, which impresses with high maneuverability and other outstanding technical features. TASK: ZLP uses heavy-duty AGVs from Stäubli WFT for moving m...
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Today, HUD, AR, and virtual reality (VR) systems are commonplace in the aerospace and defense industries, with applications ranging from manufacturing quality control, to engineer and pilot training, to intelligence and information communication in combat operations. In particular, AR is being used inside the cockpit to integrate digital information with reality to enhan...
Creaform, a leading global provider of portable and automated 3D measuring solutions, has installed a second robot-controlled measuring system at Walter Automobiltechnik GmbH (WAT) in Berlin, Germany. WAT is a system supplier of metal assemblies for the automotive industry. It focuses on complex welded assemblies such as motorcycle frames and engine mounts, with a great ...
The new and modern Border Kiosks is designed to comply with the EES regulation requirements. It combines expertise in document verification, passenger biometric capture and verification to ensure the best user experience and traveler enrollment quality for immigration. Border kiosks allow travelers to perform the necessary controls in a faster self-service manner and pro...
The project marks the first use of a tote-based baggage handling system in the US. In a tote-based BHS, every checked bag is placed in an individual-controlled tray or ‘tote’ equipped with a RFID chip to track and monitor each bag throughout the baggage handling process. Tote-based BHS offers more reliable bag handling, helping airports to reduce mis-tracked baggage w...
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