AAM_Tech_Developments

By Ben Goldstein
Having received U.S. FAA approval for their continuous autopilot system certification plan, Reliable Robotics says it will now shift to testing and validation.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Hybrid-electric propulsion pioneer Ampaire has acquired Talyn Air, a U.S. startup developing an electric-vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
The 23%-scale powered model is being tested in the RUAG wind tunnel in Emmen, Switzerland.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
The first free flight of the VX4 took off from historic Cotswold Airport in Kemble, a village in Gloucestershire, England.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
U.S. startup VerdeGo Aero and Germany’s Roder Prazision have developed a version of the SR305 diesel-cycle aeroengine for use in hybrid-electric powertrains.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
South Korean drone maker This Is Engineering (TIE) has unveiled its concept for an autonomous passenger electric-vertical-takeoff-and-landing air taxi.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Toyota has laid out a road map for electric vehicle development that could see solid-state lithium-ion batteries being commercialized by 2027-28.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Guy Norris
Collins Aerospace says it is on track to open a $50 million aircraft electrification and electric propulsion laboratory dubbed "The Grid" in October.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
The project is the first for which MagniX will develop the entire propulsion system, from batteries to motors.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
The demonstrator is to be built under Phase 3 of the Electric Aviation in Sweden (Elise) program.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Vaeridion has announced a series of partnerships to support development of its planned nine-passenger eCTOL regional airliner.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Joby Aviation and Lilium have both marked new progress toward meeting key goals on their paths to type certification and commercialization.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Guy Norris
Cranfield Aerospace Solutions and Britten-Norman outline a multiphase plan to develop clean-sheet aircraft with up to 100 seats using fuel-cell propulsion.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
A facility dedicated to the development of emerging aviation technologies and new air transportation systems has opened at Oklahoma State University in Tulsa.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
This amounts to a high-stakes bet that regulations and public acceptance will come together to enable a successful commercial launch in the future.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
The French aerospace company anticipates European certification in the first quarter of 2024.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Chinese carmaker Guangzhou Automobile Group has unveiled a concept for a future drive/fly electric-vertical-takeoff-and-landing vehicle.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
The aircraft has received FAA special airworthiness certification for flight testing.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
The grant supports an A$12.8 million project to develop, flight test and certify the conversion of the Cessna Caravan to electric propulsion.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Swiss startup H55 has chosen Equipmake to supply the electric motor for its 100-kW electric propulsion system that will power the Bristell B23 Energic trainer.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Daher CEO Didier Kayat has set the target of proposing a hybrid-electric product to the market by 2027.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Daher, Safran and Airbus have completed 30 hr. of flight testing without power to the electric propellers on the EcoPulse demonstrator.
Paris Air Show

By Ben Goldstein
CEO Klaus Roewe is “not worried at all” about the company’s ability to achieve type certification by 2025.
Paris Air Show

By Guy Norris
Spanish engine manufacturer ITP Aero has revealed plans to study all-electric propulsion technology for the urban and regional air mobility markets.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
French training aircraft manufacturer Elixir Aircraft plans to fly a turboprop-powered version of its two-seater by year's end.
Paris Air Show