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The U.S. aircraft engine manufacturer has been working on hybrid-electric propulsion technology for mroe than a decade, including motors, generators, power converters, and power management systems.
The U.S. eVTOL aircraft developer is joining German rival Volocopter and China's EHang in staking a claim to participate in South Korea's government-based urban air mobility plans.
Rotorcraft group Bell has used the Mobility Innovation Zone at the Dallas-area Alliance Airport to conduct test flights with its Autonomous Pod Transport vehicle.
The U.S. Department of Justice has decided not to prosecute Archer employee Jing Xue, who former employer Wisk Aero alleged stole trade secrets relating to its eVTOL aircraft design.
Avports, which has been managing and operating airports for 95 years and runs 30 facilities around the U.S., wants to help pave the way for commercial eVTOL aircraft operations.
Bell completed a trial of its APT uncrewed cargo platform with ground-based radar to test its capabilities in complex airspace and operating-beyond-visual-line-of-sight missions.
UKRI's Future Flight Challenge manages an R&D budget worth over $400 million to support work on electric and autonomous aircraft, and the ecosystem needed to get these into service.
The size of Fuyo's investment in the U.S. company has not been revealed, but the deal will result in the Tokyo-based group holding a stake in Bye Aerospace.
The army is the second branch of the U.S. military to support development work on Beta Technologies' Alia 250 eVTOL aircraft, which is already being assessed by the U.S. Air Force under its Agility Prime program.
The company has filed paperwork with the Federal Communications Commission requesting clearance to use specific radio frequencies for test flights near the center of San Francisco.
The Zero is intended for a variety of applications, including personal transportation, emergency response, search and rescue, law-enforcement and cargo deliveries.
The Zero is intended for a variety of applications, including personal transportation, emergency response, search and rescue, law enforcement, and cargo deliveries.
The company aims to fly a prototype of its CityAirbus NextGen eVTOL aircraft by the end of 2023, but says it won't confirm its plans for the advanced air mobility sector until it has resolved all operational and technical issues.
The helicopter manufacturer highlighted electric propulsion and automation as priorities for its research and development work on autonomous and optionally piloted flight.
The Aerospace Technology Institution says UK companies must step up their efforts and investments to exploit opportunities to bring new technology to market.
The company has appointed a new chief test pilot and is working on its fifth-generation eVTOL design using the Atlas Flight Test Center in southern Spain.