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Pratt & Whitney Canada Kicks Off Ground Testing for Hybrid-Electric Demonstrator
Propulsion system aims to boost fuel efficiency by 30 percent in regional turboprop missions.
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FAA Building Air Taxi Research Hub in Oklahoma City
Agency’s Vertical Takeoff and Landing Procedures and Analysis Range (V-PAR) could come online next summer.
Horizon Aircraft to Certify VTOL for Operations in Icing Conditions
Hybrid-electric aircraft developer aims to achieve a credential typically reserved for large helicopters.
Electra Shares Alternative to ‘Broken’ Hub-and-Spoke Airport Model
Electric aircraft developer shares its vision for operations utilizing “ultra short access points.”
Joby, L3Harris Partner on Hybrid, Optionally Piloted VTOL for Defense
Electric air taxi manufacturer teams with the defense contractor to build a new class of defense craft for low-altitude missions.
Powered-Lift Specialist XTI Explores Uncrewed, Magnetically Powered Aircraft
Nonbinding preorder placed for 100 MagLev Aero HyperDrive propulsion systems.
Daher, Safran, Collins, and Ascendance Team on 2-Year Hybrid-Electric Project
Project will use Daher’s Kodiak as a use case for the technology, which the partners are developing for general aviation.
Safran, EASA Certify First Airworthy Electric Motor
Manufacturer will first install electric motors for customer Diamond Aircraft’s two-seater before expanding it to larger models.
Honda Receives FAA Green Light to Begin Flying Hybrid-Electric Aircraft
Vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft concept was first announced in 2021.
Electra Completes Grass Field Takeoffs With Less Than 300 Feet
The manufacturer’s hybrid-electric short takeoff and landing (eSTOL) design goes airborne at neighborhood driving speeds through the use of blown lift propulsion.
