Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2024 17:49:51 +0000
Airbus and Toshiba will work together to leverage the cold temperatures of liquid hydrogen to create superconductivity in an airplane motor.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2024 14:00:24 +0000
The jet engine is a marvelous thing. It can push a 300-passenger aircraft through the air at speeds of 600 miles per hour or more. Today’s engines are so efficient that commercial aircraft can remain in the air long enough to fly from New York City to Sydney, Australia, without … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Press Release| Date: Sat, 05 Oct 2024 23:57:12 +0000
The New AeroVironment Sunglider Also Redefines Stratospheric Payload Capabilities ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA — AeroVironment (AV) flight-tested an upgraded Sunglider™, enhancing its High-Altitude Platform-Station (HAPS) capabilities for commercial and government markets. The result is Horus™ A, the new version of Sunglider for government applications. Horus A is a solar-powered UAS capable of … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Press Release| Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2024 14:38:12 +0000
Copenhagen, Denmark — Elfly Group, developers of the all-electric seaplane programme ‘Noemi’ (No Emissions), is delighted to announce a new partnership with Denmark’s Nordic Seaplanes, which will see the dedicated seaplane operator become the world’s first ‘Noemi’ airline. Nordic Seaplanes signed an MoU for five aircraft with an option for … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Sun, 22 Sep 2024 14:14:56 +0000
For the most part, we treat electric aviation like it’s something that we’ll see in the future. I mean, batteries are expensive and heavy, and they don’t hold that much energy per unit of weight. So, compared to, say, kerosene (jet fuel), batteries take up a lot more space and … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 17 Aug 2024 03:57:57 +0000
I wrote the other day about Archer Aviation preparing for electric air taxi service in Los Angeles and San Francisco for the 2026 World Cup and the 2028 Olympics. A month prior, we wrote about Stellantis (the giant automaker) investing $55 million into Archer. But news from Archer is moving … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2024 21:53:40 +0000
With the 2024 Olympics over, those of us into this kind of thing are now eager for the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles. Aside from all the sporting fun and the way the Olympics can bring countries together, one good thing about the Olympics is how it can help usher … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Derek Markham| Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2024 19:23:57 +0000
Wright Electric, a US startup that has been making strides in electric aviation, including its development of ultra-lightweight batteries, motors, and generators, has announced another vote of confidence, financially speaking, in the form of a new contract with the US Air Force for the development of lightweight and high output … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 09 Aug 2024 19:15:05 +0000
Lilium is one of the leaders in the electric aircraft industry, or more specifically the early electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) market. It seems to have one of the more appealing and practical aircraft designs, and it is breaking through barriers (or I should say, flying over barriers) quicker. … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Press Release| Date: Fri, 09 Aug 2024 01:01:04 +0000
Archer plans to launch the network in Los Angeles to replace one-to-two-hour drives with 10-20 minute electric flights Archer’s planned network includes take-off and landing locations at Los Angeles International Airport, University of Southern California, Orange County, Santa Monica, Hollywood Burbank, Long Beach and Van Nuys Archer is also coordinating … [continued]
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