Aircraft

What a difference a letter can make. Just take the “E” model of Embraer’s successful Phenom 300. The 300 has been a popular airplane from the start. The company says that at this moment, the factory at São José dos Campos Airport in Brazil just began building the 500th copy, although the E models only […]

The creation and nearly 30-year operational life of the French/Anglo Concorde, the world’s first operational supersonic airliner, is a rich history of cross-border cooperation and innovation at a time long before the personal computer revolution or the first cell phone. In fact, the origins of the first supersonic transport (SST) date back to before the […]

U.S. Aircraft Expo – a two-day exposition highlighting a variety of piston, turboprop and light jet aircraft – is embarking on its 11th year and has announced the schedule for the two-day shows. Two additional events will be held this year, increasing to nine expos in all with events expanding to the east coast. The […]

Rolls-Royce is leading a research project known as Accelerating the Electrification of Flight (ACCEL) to explore the use of a high-power electrical system in a demonstrator aircraft. The goal is to build and fly the world’s fastest electric-powered airplane. Partly funded by the UK government, Rolls-Royce is working with YASA, a manufacturer of high-power, lightweight […]

The world’s largest airplane, Stratolaunch, is inching closer to its first flight, as a test crew conducts a high speed taxi.

Cirrus Aircraft wasted little time in giving its engineers the task of enhancing the Collier Trophy-winning single-engine Vision Jet, and the result of that company-wide effort is the Generation 2 version of the SF50 officially unveiled today. The biggest changes to the 2019 G2 iteration of the Vision Jet are the addition of autothrottle to […]

Traffic-hopping eVTOL air taxis are all the rage at the Consumer Electronics Show this week in Las Vegas, with Bell stealing headlines by unveiling the 6,000-pound Nexus, a hybrid-propulsion ducted-rotor aircraft boasting a projected 150-mile range, a top speed of 150 mph, expansive windows and an “augmented reality enhanced” flight experience. The company formerly known […]

Italian airplane maker Tecnam got the Christmas present it likely wished for as the company achieved certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency for the commuter-style airplane in the company’s 70-year history – the P2012 Traveller. The Traveller was designed as a solution for low-cost regional air travel, with two turbocharged 375 hp Lycoming piston […]

A major milestone has been achieved for Textron Aviation’s Cessna Citation Longitude as it received provisional type certification from the FAA. This is the final step toward full certification and it allows Cessna to conduct flight training in the super midsize business jet to prepare customers for the first deliveries, expected to take place early […]

Yakima, Washington-based CubCrafters is celebrating a major milestone next year with the 10th anniversary of the Carbon Cub. To pay tribute to the successful design, the company will commemorate the taildragger through the year and ultimately host “Cubfest 2019” on October 11 through 13 – an open invitation fly-in and reception at the headquarters at […]