Graham Warwick

Australian startup Stralis Aircraft has closed its doors, but only after successfully taxiing its modified Beechcraft Bonanza hydrogen-electric propulsion testbed at an international airport.

Kawasaki Heavy Industries, longtime partner with Airbus Helicopters in the H145/BK117 light turbine twin program, has purchased a Loft Dynamics H145

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A NASA -funded project has demonstrated an electric powertrain combining cryogenically cooled power distribution with a superconducting electric motor to increase efficiency and power density.

After its Lift Challenge came tantalizingly close to demonstrating that a drone can lift four times its own weight, DARPA has launched a program to mature the technology for military and commercial applications.

High-supersonic propulsion, machine-learning avionics, air taxi noise and uncertainty in design are the research topics funded under the latest round of NASA 's University Leadership Initiative (ULI).

With a few notable exceptions, industry comments on the FAA's proposed rule enabling supersonic flight overland are largely negative.

Beta certification progress; Elroy matures cargo eVTOL; Ampaire’s hybrid-electric APU; and AIR picks SunTrax as base.

Australian startup Astro Aero has taken the wraps off its planned A200C SkyEXpress single-turboprop freighter, with the prototype now under construction in Hervey Bay, Queensland.