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Italian light airplane maker Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecnam is exploring a new two-seat jet design named the P JET. The sleek initial design has a side-by-side seating arrangement, tip tanks, and a twin tail. The airplane would be powered by a single jet engine mounted inside a pod on top of the fuselage — a configuration […]

The AeroMobil 3.0 prototype developed in Slovakia crashed on a test flight on Friday. The pilot and inventor of the flying car, Štefan Klein, suffered minor injuries as a result of the crash and was able to exit the cabin by his own strength, according to the _Prague Post. _ The vehicle reportedly entered a […]

Swiss airplane maker Pilatus has achieved a significant milestone in its PC-24 Super Versatile Jet program, taking the twinjet to the skies for its first flight on Monday morning at the Buochs Airport in Stans, Switzerland. During the flight, second in command Reto Aeschlimann reported: “Everything looks great so far! Beautiful handling — the PC-24 […]

Three men riding in a boat during a fishing competition in Argentina came within just a few feet of the landing gear of an airplane flying overhead during a startling stunt caught on video by one of the boaters. Though it’s hard to see in the shaky video, the aerobatic airplane is a Rans S-9, […]

In an effort to make drone operators more aware of where they can and cannot take their flying machines, the FAA is in the process of releasing an iOS app called B4UFLY. The app will tell its users whether there are any restrictions or requirements pertaining to UAS flights in the area of intended flight. […]

NASA engineers successfully tested the Greased Lightning GL-10, a battery-powered, 10-rotor remotely piloted aircraft that can take off and land like a helicopter and then transition to conventional flight in mid air. The craft was a little unsteady as it whirred to life and lifted off the ground, but it managed to rise into a […]

If you can’t make it to Washington, D.C., for tomorrow’s Arsenal of Democracy warbird mega flyover, you can still catch all the action live through an exclusive webcast. The day’s events will be broadcast on USVets.TV starting at 10:30 a.m. ET and continuing until well after the flight of more than 50 World War II […]

In the “we’ll believe it when we see it” department, a single-engine jet is being developed in Poland that is reminiscent of some single-engine jet programs that have been done here in the United States in recent years. Named the Flaris LAR 01, the jet has completed its initial taxi tests at the airport in […]

With the governor of Tennessee in attendance, along with numerous state, county and local officials, Cirrus Aircraft announced that it will establish a new campus called the Vision Center in Knoxville, Tennessee’s McGhee Tyson Airport (KTYS) that will focus on all customer interactions, including training, aircraft deliveries and aircraft maintenance and repair. The center is […]

Ernie Edwards’ retirement as president for Embraer Executive Jets appears to have nothing to do with rest and relaxation. Instead, the highly experienced executive has taken on a new role to help bring the highly anticipated Aerion AS2 supersonic business jet, currently in development, to the market. Edwards has accepted the role as senior vice […]