SkyDrive has agreed terms with Australia-based helicopter operator Gold Coast Helitours for the supply of up to five electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft for scenic flights on the Gold Coast. Under the letter of intent, the two companies have settled pricing and a delivery schedule for the SD-05 electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, with two due in 2028 and three in…
Google is to work with a consortium of aviation, meteorological and academic organisations on a trial that will use artificial intelligence forecasts to route aircraft around the parts of North Atlantic airspace where warming contrails form. Operation Blue Skies will run within Shanwick airspace, the eastern half of the North Atlantic corridor, which Google said accounts for around 5% of global…
Skyfly Technologies is making the electric propulsion system it developed for light sport aircraft available to other aircraft manufacturers, and has unveiled a separate hybrid system aimed at unmanned aircraft that use distributed electric propulsion. The electric propulsion technology has been engineered to comply with Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) light sport aircraft (LSA)…
Arnold Engineering Development Complex has established a consortium of pre-qualified industry partners intended to accelerate the sustainment, restoration and modernization of the aerospace ground test infrastructure that supports next-generation defense systems. The AEDC Velocity Alliance has been set up by Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC) at Arnold Air Force Base, Tennessee, in…
When your job is to find faults with multi-million dollar aircraft, celebrating the failures as well as the successes creates a culture that protects professional integrity, says flight test specialist Jaime Hale Continue reading Insight: In support of the flight test failure at Aerospace Testing International.
Heart Aerospace's X1 demonstrator flew as the largest battery-electric aircraft yet, paving the way for the company's ES-30 regional airliner Continue reading Heart Aerospace’s X1 demonstrator electric aircraft makes first flight at Aerospace Testing International.
Stratasys will develop technology to capture quality and process data during three-dimensional printing under a US defense manufacturing modernization award Continue reading Stratasys wins government funding to develop in situ 3D printing quality monitoring at Aerospace Testing International.
Learn how MIL-STD 810 Method 511 Explosive Atmosphere standardizes testing to reduce risk and prevent casualties in similar scenarios Continue reading MIL-STD 810H Part Two: Method 511.7 Explosive Atmosphere at Aerospace Testing International.
Deal transfers Boeing’s autonomous flight, airspace management and uncrewed aircraft businesses to Archer for a minority stake Continue reading Archer to acquire Boeing’s Wisk, Insitu and SkyGrid at Aerospace Testing International.
The DO-178C safety standard minimizes the risk that software failures could compromise aircraft safety Continue reading Explaining DO-178C: The safety standard for software in aviation at Aerospace Testing International.
Cambridge Aerospace has raised fresh funding to scale production of its low-cost drone interceptor systems for Allied air defenses Continue reading Cambridge Aerospace raises $300m in latest funding round at Aerospace Testing International.