Rolls-Royce Electric Airplane Unveiled & Ready To Race
Credit to Author: Nicolas Zart| Date: Sat, 21 Dec 2019 02:24:25 +0000
The Rolls-Royce ACCEL is one slippery and sleek design, ready to duke it out in the soon-to-start Air Race
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BAE Systems & Jaunt Air Mobility Collaborate on Electric Energy Management Systems for Urban Air Mobility Platforms
Credit to Author: Nicolas Zart| Date: Sat, 14 Dec 2019 00:46:11 +0000
I met with Yesh Premkumar, Program Manager of Strategic Development Controls & Avionics Solutions at BAE, regarding the recent memorandum of understanding (MOU) the company signed with Jaunt Air Mobility. I learned a lot about what BAE has to bring to the electric urban air mobility (UAM) table
eVTOL Aircraft Developers Will Meet At The World’s Transformative Vertical Flight 2020 Conference
Credit to Author: Nicolas Zart| Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2019 12:00:53 +0000
January is always a tough month for us, with CES kicking off less than a week after New Year’s Eve, and now the Transformative Vertical Flight 2020 Conference is two weeks later
Safran’s New Aviation Electric Motors — CleanTechnica Interview
Credit to Author: Nicolas Zart| Date: Fri, 08 Nov 2019 01:47:28 +0000
I met with the Safran team at the National Business Aviation Association–Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA-BACE) event two weeks ago for the introduction of their newly revealed ENGINeUS aviation electric motors. I learned a little more about what the company is doing in the electric aviation world and how it plans to develop its technology for the future of our urban air mobility (UAM) future
Dassault Systèmes 3DEXPERIENCE Attracts More Aviation Startups & OEMs
Credit to Author: Nicolas Zart| Date: Wed, 06 Nov 2019 20:31:56 +0000
A series of startups and established aviation giants are joining the Dassault Systèmes’ (DS) 3DEXPERIENCE platform family to support their digital engineering initiatives. Adding to the Airbus, Boeing, Bell, Lockheed Martin, and BOOM Supersonic family, electric air mobility pioneer Eviation Aircraft is also coming on board. A few more aviation startups are also using the Dassault platform, such as Joby Aviation and Solar Impulse. Stay tuned, as we will soon reveal even more startups who will use Dassault Systèmes’ 3DEXPERIENCE Lab
Seaplanes Get Electric With Magnix & Harbour Air
Credit to Author: Nicolas Zart| Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2019 18:48:36 +0000
We’ve heard about electric air mobility for a few years now, and even electric boats, but Harbour Air, based in Vancouver, Canada, is the only one tackling electric seaplanes, as we previously covered
Sustainable Aviation Project Petitions FAA For Electric Aircraft Exemption
Credit to Author: Nicolas Zart| Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2019 03:40:17 +0000
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is slowly warming up to electric aircraft, but regulatory approval takes far too long
Is Kitty Hawk Introducing Range Anxiety For eVTOL Aircraft With Its Heaviside?
Credit to Author: Nicolas Zart| Date: Sun, 13 Oct 2019 03:50:50 +0000
We finally heard about Kitty Hawk’s “secret project,” which sports the strange name of Heaviside. It introduces the notion of range for an electric vertical take-off & landing (eVTOL) aircraft. The demonstration of the aircraft flying is fantastic but I wonder if we’re about to witness another “range anxiety” war between eVTOL manufacturers? Let’s hope not
New Electric Aircraft Motor Lab Aims For 1MW Electric Airplane Motor
Credit to Author: Nicolas Zart| Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2019 22:27:34 +0000
You know a new industry is born when investments pour in and results encourage more spending. Now, a new lab, the Collins Electric Aircraft Lab, wants to offer urban air mobility (UAM) and the general electric aviation world a 1MW electric airplane motor
Faradair Aerospace Is Taking Hybrid-Powered Flight Testing To UAM Waters
Credit to Author: Nicolas Zart| Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2019 03:38:24 +0000
While the electric aviation industry is working on futuristic-looking electric vertical takeoff & landing (eVTOL) aircraft, more conventional electric airplanes (eCTOL) are filling different niches and needs. So, what does Faradair Aerospace have to offer with its Bio-Electric Hybrid Aircraft (BEHA)