Joby Aviation Names Huerta to Board of Directors
The eVTOL manufacturer continues its certification path for parallel customer bases.
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FAA Certification on Pratt & Whitney Powerplant Advances 6X Program
Dassault provides an update on the global proving tour along with Pratt’s announcement on the PW812D.
Honeywell’s Boeing 757 Testbed Turns 40
Honeywell Aerospace’s Boeing 757-200 testbed turned 40 this year, after more than 800 test flights and 3,000 flight test hours, worldwide.
Electric Aircraft Flies Eight Legs Across Six States
In a remarkable milestone for an electric aircraft, Beta Technologies has flown its Alia test demonstrator on an eight-leg mission across six states achieving a total distance of 1,219 nm.
Dassault Updates on 6X, 10X Programs at EBACE
A new interior option and a global ‘proving campaign’ kicks off for the Falcon 6X business jet despite headwinds from COVID’s supply chain effects.
USAF Hits Target With Missile Dropped From Cargo Plane
The U.S. Air Force successfully dropped a cruise missile armed with a live warhead out of a MC-130J over the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday, the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) announced. The December 16 test at Eglin Air Force Base Overwater Test Range in Florida was a demonstration of the Air Force’s Rapid Dragon, […]
FAA Clears Archer Aviation for First Flight
The FAA has inspected Archer Aviation’s prototype electric air taxi program, authorizing a special airworthiness certificate, clearing the way for its first hover test flight.
Catalyst Engine Reaches Big Step
An important achievement has been completed in the Catalyst turboprop program: GE Aviation announced Thursday the first flight of its clean-sheet design on a Beechcraft King Air test bed in Berlin, Germany. The one-hour, 40-minute flight departed Berlin’s Schönefeld Airport yesterday morning after completing ground run tests on September 27. Run, baby, run! GE's Catalyst […]
Gulfstream’s Flight Test Team Updates on G700
“We’re on pace,” which is amazing given the pandemic, said Gulfstream’s Collin Miller, senior vice president of innovation, engineering, and flight. Gulfstream’s flight test team—including Miller and Jake Howard, lead test pilot for the G700 program—provided an update on the G700 development program, which is on track, with high-altitude testing complete and flight into known […]
